Jeremiah 32:33

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 2:27, the same phrase 'turned their back to me, not their face' describes idolatry—exact parallel to their refusal.

In Jeremiah 7:13, God speaks persistently but they do not listen or answer—echoing the same complaint of unheeded teaching.

In Jeremiah 18:17, God shows them his back, not his face—a reversal of their turning away, as judgment.

In Jeremiah 25:4, the same pattern of God persistently sending prophets and Israel refusing to listen is echoed, emphasizing repeated rebellion.

Jeremiah 26:5 repeats that God sent prophets persistently but they did not listen, mirroring the rebellion in 32:33.

Jeremiah 35:15 echoes the same phrase: 'I sent persistently...but you have not listened' — a direct parallel to 32:33.

Jeremiah 44:4 repeats the pattern: 'I persistently sent...but they did not listen' — highlighting the same refusal.

Jeremiah 7:28 calls Israel a nation that did not obey or accept discipline — directly echoing the refusal to listen in 32:33.

Jeremiah 17:23 says they stiffened their neck and did not listen or receive instruction — a nearly identical description to 32:33.

In Jeremiah 29:19, the same accusation persists: God persistently sent prophets, but the people refused to listen — exactly the stubborn refusal described here.

Jeremiah 35:13 echoes this phrase: 'Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words?' — highlighting Israel's refusal to learn from God's persistent teaching.

Jeremiah 35:17 pronounces judgment for this very refusal: 'I have spoken to them and they have not listened, I have called and they have not answered.'

In Jeremiah 7:24, they walked in stubbornness and went backward—similar to turning away and not listening here.

In Zechariah 7:11, they refused to hear, turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears—identical willful disobedience.

2 Chronicles 36:15 emphasizes God's compassion in persistently sending messengers, providing the motive behind the repeated teaching in 32:33.

In Ezekiel 8:16, priests turn their backs to the temple to worship the sun—a concrete example of turning away from God.

2 Chronicles 36:16 describes the people's mocking and scoffing — the specific response to the persistent teaching mentioned in 32:33.

Ezekiel 23:35 uses the same image: 'You have forgotten me and cast me behind your back' — mirroring the turned back, not face, of this verse.

Zephaniah 3:2 describes Jerusalem: 'She listens to no voice, she accepts no correction' — directly mirroring the 'would not listen or receive instruction' here.

Daniel 9:6 Parallel

Daniel 9:6 confesses the same sin: 'We have not listened to your servants the prophets' — echoing the rejection of God's persistent teaching here.

Hosea 11:2 Parallel

In Hosea 11:2, the more God called, the more they went away to idols—same pattern of persistent calling and rejection.