Jeremiah 37:15
Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 37:20, this same imprisonment is referenced as Jeremiah begs the king not to send him back to die there.
Jeremiah 37:4 notes he was free before; now he is beaten and imprisoned—a direct reversal of circumstances.
Jeremiah 20:1-3 has Pashhur beating Jeremiah and putting him in stocks — nearly identical treatment by officials.
Jeremiah 26:16 has officials declaring Jeremiah innocent — the opposite response to their beating and imprisoning him here.
Jeremiah 38:6 describes a worse imprisonment later, with Jeremiah cast into a muddy dungeon—escalating the mistreatment seen here.
Jeremiah 38:26 again mentions this exact prison (Jonathan’s house) as the place Jeremiah fears returning to.
Jeremiah 20:2 records an earlier beating and stocks for Jeremiah—same pattern of persecution by religious leaders.
In John 18:22, an officer strikes Jesus—this echoes Jeremiah being struck by princes, showing a pattern of abuse on God's messengers.
In Acts 5:40, the apostles are beaten and ordered to stop preaching—Jeremiah was beaten and imprisoned for his message.
In Acts 16:23, Paul and Silas are beaten and imprisoned—Jeremiah's experience mirrors this treatment of God's servants.
In Matthew 26:67, Jesus is struck—Jeremiah's striking prefigures the physical abuse of the Messiah.
In Matthew 23:34, Jesus describes the persecution of prophets—Jeremiah's beating and imprisonment exemplifies this pattern.
In 2 Chronicles 18:26, Ahab imprisons Micaiah — echoing Jeremiah's imprisonment for speaking God's truth.
In 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, Paul lists beatings and imprisonments — mirroring Jeremiah's experience of suffering for the gospel.
In 2 Chronicles 16:10, Asa imprisons Hanani the seer — a direct parallel to Jeremiah being imprisoned for prophesying.
In Hebrews 11:36-38, the catalog of persecuted heroes includes prison — which Jeremiah endures here as a faithful prophet.
2 Corinthians 6:5 lists stripes, imprisonments—Paul’s catalogue includes the exact hardships Jeremiah endured.
Acts 16:24 has Paul and Silas thrust into inner prison—similar unjust beating and imprisonment for preaching.
1 Kings 22:27 records a king imprisoning the prophet Micaiah for speaking truth—a direct parallel to Jeremiah’s treatment.
2 Chronicles 18:25 repeats the story of Micaiah’s imprisonment—another account of a prophet jailed for God’s message.
In Matthew 26:68, they strike Jesus and mock His prophetic identity—Jeremiah, a prophet, was also struck, linking suffering messengers.
In Acts 5:18, the apostles are jailed for preaching — similar to Jeremiah's imprisonment for prophecy.
In Luke 20:11, another servant is beaten and shamed—Jeremiah similarly suffered as a rejected prophet.
In Acts 12:4-6, Peter is imprisoned by Herod — a parallel to Jeremiah's unjust detention.
In Luke 20:10, a servant is beaten by vineyard tenants—Jeremiah, God's servant, was beaten by authorities.
In Acts 23:2, Ananias orders Paul struck on the mouth — a parallel to Jeremiah being beaten by officials for speaking truth.
Matthew 21:35 shows tenants beating the master's servants — Jeremiah's beating mirrors how God's prophets are treated in the parable.
In Genesis 39:20, Joseph is unjustly imprisoned — a parallel to Jeremiah's imprisonment for speaking God's word.
In Revelation 2:10, believers are warned of impending prison — echoing Jeremiah's experience of imprisonment for faith.