Jeremiah 32:30
For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the Lord.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 2:7 shows how Israel defiled the land after entering, an early example of their evil from youth.
Jeremiah 3:25 uses the same 'from our youth' confession, confirming the longstanding rebellion claimed here.
Jeremiah 7:22-26 details persistent disobedience from the exodus, backing the claim of evil from youth.
Jeremiah 22:21 echoes this same indictment: Israel's disobedience has been their pattern 'from your youth' — a consistent rebellion.
Jeremiah 31:19 shows future repentance and shame for 'the reproach of my youth' — the opposite response to the unrepentant evil from youth in 32:30.
Jeremiah 30:15 links Israel's incurable affliction to their multitude of iniquities — explaining the outcome of the persistent evil in 32:30.
Jeremiah 25:7 repeats the charge of provoking God with 'works of your hands' — reinforcing the same indictment from 32:30.
Jeremiah 7:25 emphasizes God's persistent sending of prophets from Egypt — contrasting with Israel's unbroken evil from youth in 32:30.
In Acts 7:51-53, Stephen accuses his audience of the same persistent resistance to the Spirit as their fathers — the very pattern Jeremiah describes.
Genesis 8:21 declares mankind's heart evil from youth — Jeremiah applies this universal truth specifically to Israel's history.
Ezekiel 23:3 describes Israel's spiritual harlotry from their youth in Egypt — aligning with Jeremiah's charge of persistent evil from youth.
In Ezekiel 20:8, the rebellion in Egypt is the earliest example of provoking God's anger, directly supporting the 'from their youth' accusation.
In Ezekiel 16:15-22, the allegory of Jerusalem's unfaithfulness from her youth mirrors the charge of persistent evil from youth in Jeremiah.
In Isaiah 63:10, the rebellion that grieves the Holy Spirit echoes the same provocation of God's anger described in Jeremiah.
In Psalm 106:7, this specific rebellion at the Red Sea illustrates the 'from their youth' claim — the earliest instance of provoking God.
In Nehemiah 9:16-37, the prayer recounts Israel's persistent rebellion from Egypt to exile — the same pattern of evil from youth that Jeremiah charges.
2 Kings 17:9-24 chronicles the northern kingdom's idolatry and exile, illustrating the same pattern of evil from youth.
Deuteronomy 9:22-24 lists wilderness rebellions, providing concrete evidence of persistent sin described here.
Deuteronomy 9:7-12 recounts rebellion from Egypt, directly supporting the statement that Israel did evil from youth.
Isaiah 65:3 describes a people who 'provoke Me to anger continually' — matching Jeremiah's indictment of provoking God with idolatrous practices.
Zechariah 8:13 contrasts this curse with a future blessing: the same houses of Israel and Judah will be saved and become a blessing, reversing the provocation.
In Ezekiel 20:28, the idolatry after entering the land is another instance of the ongoing provocation that Jeremiah condemns.
In Ezekiel 23:43, the metaphor of worn-out adultery emphasizes the persistent unfaithfulness that characterizes Israel from youth.
In Ezekiel 23:44, the ongoing adulterous behavior continues the theme of unrelenting sin, similar to Jeremiah's charge.