Jeremiah 5:10

Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 5:18 directly reaffirms the 'not make a full end' promise, reinforcing the same limited judgment in the same context.

Jeremiah 46:28 echoes the same assurance: God will not make a full end of Jacob, only discipline them — mirroring the partial destruction command.

Jeremiah 39:8 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:8 records the actual burning of Jerusalem and breaking of its walls, showing the historical fulfillment of the earlier command to destroy.

In Jeremiah 30:11, God repeats the promise of not making a full end, disciplining in just measure — the same restraint on judgment.

Jeremiah 25:9 Historical context

Jeremiah 25:9 reveals that the destruction commanded will be carried out by Nebuchadnezzar and the northern tribes, identifying the agent of judgment.

Jeremiah 4:27 repeats the 'not a full end' refrain about the land's desolation, closely paralleling the limited judgment here.

Jeremiah 6:4-6 supplies a vivid war cry to destroy Jerusalem, putting the command to “destroy but not make a full end” into concrete military action.

Jeremiah 39:2 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:2 recounts the actual breach of Jerusalem's wall by Babylon — a specific fulfillment of the destruction commanded here.

Jeremiah 7:4-12 warns against false trust in the temple; both passages address judgment on those claiming God's protection but living in sin.

Jeremiah 51:20-23 portrays Babylon as God's war club against nations; similarly, this verse calls destroyers against Israel as God's instrument.

Hosea 1:9 Allusion

Hosea 1:9 declares 'you are not my people' — directly parallels 'they are not the LORD's' in the vine metaphor, showing rejection.

Amos 9:8 Parallel

Amos 9:8 explicitly says God will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob — identical theme of judgment with a remnant spared.

2 Chronicles 36:17 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:17 describes the Chaldean attack that executed God's judgment on Judah, matching the limited destruction commanded here.

2 Kings 24:2–4 Historical context

2 Kings 24:2-4 records Nebuchadnezzar's invasion fulfilling this command to destroy Judah without making a full end.

Lamentations 2:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:2 laments the Lord swallowing Jacob's habitations and breaking strongholds — the destruction prophesied here realized.

Lamentations 2:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:8 describes the Lord stretching a line to destroy the wall — a poetic depiction of the judgment ordered here.

Romans 9:27 Parallel

Romans 9:27 cites Isaiah's remnant promise — reflecting the 'do not make a full end' command in Jeremiah 5:10, where judgment is partial.

Nehemiah 9:31 echoes 'make not a full end' by affirming that God did not completely destroy Israel despite their sin.

Nehemiah 2:13 Historical context

Nehemiah 2:13 shows Nehemiah inspecting the broken walls — the same ruined condition resulting from the judgment ordered here.

Nehemiah 1:3 Historical context

Nehemiah 1:3 reports that Jerusalem's wall is broken down and gates burned — the aftermath of the destruction prophesied here.

2 Kings 25:10 Historical context

2 Kings 25:10 records the Babylonians breaking down Jerusalem's walls — the historical fulfillment of the destruction commanded here.

Ezekiel 9:5-7 commands total destruction from the sanctuary, contrasting with this verse's instruction to spare a remnant.

Isaiah 10:5-7 also presents a foreign nation (Assyria) as God's rod to punish Israel, paralleling the instrument of judgment here.

Ezekiel 12:16 promises to leave a few survivors to declare God's glory — a remnant motif consistent with not making a full end.