Jeremiah 35:15

I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 25:5 quotes the same words: 'Turn from your evil way... dwell in the land' — the very message God repeatedly sent.

Jeremiah 26:13 echoes the same call to 'amend your ways and your doings' with a promise that God will relent from judgment.

In Jeremiah 44:4, God repeats 'I sent my servants the prophets, rising early' — identical language emphasizing persistent divine warning.

Jeremiah 7:3-5 repeats the exact phrase 'amend your ways and your deeds' — the same command God issued through the prophets.

Jeremiah 7:5-7 repeats 'amend your ways and your doings' and adds social justice, linking repentance with ethical living and land tenure.

Jeremiah 25:6 gives the same prohibition against other gods with a promise of no harm — directly parallel to the condition in this verse.

Jeremiah 17:25 adds that obedience brings Davidic kings and an everlasting city — expanding the dwelling promise to include royal continuity.

Jeremiah 18:11 uses the identical call: 'Return from your evil way and amend your deeds' — the same prophetic summons.

Jeremiah 22:4 again promises Davidic kings entering the gates for obedience — a recurring covenantal promise echoed here.

In Jeremiah 17:23, 'they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear' echoes the same stubborn refusal.

In Jeremiah 25:4, 'the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early...but ye have not hearkened' — almost verbatim.

In Jeremiah 25:3, Jeremiah himself says 'rising early and speaking' but 'ye have not hearkened' — identical pattern.

In Jeremiah 23:22, true prophets would cause people to 'turn from their evil way' — the desired outcome that 35:15 says was refused.

In Jeremiah 22:21, God says 'I spake...but thou saidst, I will not hear' — same dynamic of speaking and refusal.

In Jeremiah 11:8, the result is given: 'they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear' — mirroring the refusal in 35:15.

In Jeremiah 11:7, God repeats 'rising early and protesting' to the fathers, reinforcing the persistent call pattern.

In Jeremiah 7:13, the same phrase 'rising up early and speaking' appears with the same indictment: 'ye heard not'.

Jeremiah 32:33 echoes the same refusal: people turned their backs and would not listen despite repeated teaching.

Jeremiah 36:3 expresses hope that Judah might hear and turn—contrasting the stubborn refusal in 35:15, though both involve prophetic warnings.

Jeremiah 17:24 specifies Sabbath obedience as a condition for dwelling in the land — same promise structure but applied to a different command.

Luke 10:16 Allusion

Luke 10:16 teaches that rejecting Christ's messengers is rejecting Him and the Father — the very principle illustrated here by Israel's refusal of prophets.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 states that disregarding apostolic instruction is disregarding God — exactly the charge here against those who ignored God's prophets.

Zechariah 1:4 recalls the former prophets crying 'Turn from your evil ways' and the people's refusal — mirroring this verse's complaint.

Luke 13:34 Parallel

Luke 13:34 shows Jesus lamenting Jerusalem's rejection of prophets — the same pattern of persistent sending and refusal.

Luke 13:35 Parallel

Luke 13:35 pronounces desolation on Jerusalem for rejecting the sent one — the judgment side of the warning in this verse.

Deuteronomy 30:20 links loving God and obeying his voice to dwelling in the land — the covenantal foundation Jeremiah draws on.

Zechariah 1:3 voices the same bilateral call: 'Turn to me… and I will turn to you' — a direct echo of the covenantal invitation.

Zechariah 7:11 uses nearly identical language: they refused to pay attention, turned their backs, and stopped their ears.

Matthew 22:3 has a king sending servants to invite wedding guests who refuse—mirroring God's persistent calls through prophets that were rejected.

Matthew 23:37 has Jesus lament over Jerusalem's unwillingness to be gathered—the same refusal God lamented in Jeremiah when sending prophets.

Mark 12:2 Parallel

Mark 12:2 retells the parable of a servant sent to tenants who mistreat him—directly parallel to the prophets God sent and Israel rejected.

2 Chronicles 36:15 recounts God sending prophets persistently out of compassion — directly parallel to the sending in this verse.

2 Kings 17:13 describes the same prophetic summons to turn from evil — the historical background of persistent warnings before exile.

Acts 26:20 Parallel

Acts 26:20 summarizes Paul's preaching: 'repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance' — a NT extension of the same call.

Hosea 14:1-4 calls Israel to 'return to the LORD' and promises healing and love — a parallel plea for repentance with relational restoration.

Ezekiel 18:30-32 urges 'repent and turn from all your transgressions' and 'make you a new heart' — emphasizing personal transformation and life.

Isaiah 1:16-19 broadens the call: 'cease to do evil, learn to do well' with a promise of cleansing and blessing for obedience.