Jeremiah 4:18

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 4:10, the prophet laments that God deceived the people with false peace — contrasting with 4:18 that their own deeds caused their doom.

In Jeremiah 2:17, the same cause-effect is stated: Israel's own forsaking of God brought their suffering, not arbitrary punishment.

Jeremiah 2:19 repeats the 'bitter' language and explicitly says evil and apostasy bring reproof and chastisement.

Jeremiah 5:19 confirms that forsaking God leads to serving foreigners in exile — the direct result of their deeds.

Jeremiah 6:19 calls the disaster 'the fruit of their devices' — echoing that their ways brought this upon them.

In Jeremiah 14:16, God says He will pour out on the people the evil they have done — reinforcing that their own deeds bring judgment.

In Jeremiah 44:3, God says their evil deeds provoked His anger — directly linking actions to the doom in 4:18.

Psalm 107:17 says fools suffer affliction because of their sinful ways — directly parallel to 'your ways have brought this upon you'.

Proverbs 1:31 says they 'eat the fruit of their way' — the same metaphor of reaping consequences from one's own actions.

Proverbs 5:22 says the wicked are ensnared by their own iniquities — similar theme of self-inflicted entrapment.

Zephaniah 1:17 describes distress on mankind because they sinned—echoing the bitter doom from one's own ways.

In Genesis 42:21, Joseph's brothers admit their distress is due to their sin against him — mirroring the cause-effect logic of 4:18.

Micah 1:5 Parallel

Micah 1:5 directly ties transgression and sin to coming judgment—mirroring the causal link between deeds and doom.

Hosea 13:9 Parallel

Hosea 13:9 says destruction comes because Israel is against God—parallel to the self-inflicted doom described here.

Hosea 7:2 Parallel

Hosea 7:2 reiterates that their deeds surround them and God remembers all evil—same truth that actions bring consequences.

In Lamentations 5:16, the people lament 'woe to us, for we have sinned' — acknowledging sin caused their downfall.

Job 4:8 Parallel

In Job 4:8, Eliphaz says those who plow iniquity reap trouble — same metaphor of actions leading to consequences.

In 2 Chronicles 24:20, Zechariah says forsaking God leads to being forsaken — directly echoing judgment from one's own actions.

In 2 Chronicles 12:5, Shemaiah declares that abandoning God led to abandonment by God — same principle of reaping what you sow.