Jeremiah 22:9 gives the identical reason—forsaking the covenant and serving other gods—directly paralleling 5:19.

Jeremiah 13:22 answers the same 'why' question with 'because of your great iniquity,' echoing the cause given in 5:19.

Jeremiah 2:35 shows the people claiming innocence, contrasting with 5:19 where God explicitly names forsaking Him as the cause of judgment.

Jeremiah 2:13 adds the metaphor of forsaking the spring of living water for broken cisterns, deepening the accusation of forsaking God.

In Jeremiah 44:3, the same cause for judgment is stated — burning incense to other gods — directly reinforcing the consequence in 5:19.

Jeremiah 4:18 bluntly states that their own ways brought this calamity — the same self-inflicted cause as here.

Jeremiah 22:8 shows foreigners asking the same 'why' about Jerusalem's fall, which 5:19 explains as due to idolatry.

Jeremiah 16:10 records the people's question 'Why?' that 5:19 answers, showing the recurring pattern of inquiry about judgment.

In Jeremiah 9:12, the question about why the land is ruined echoes the explanation given in 5:19 — serving foreign gods leads to serving foreigners.

Lamentations 5:8 describes slaves ruling over them — the fulfillment of the 'serve foreigners' punishment Jeremiah predicted.

Deuteronomy 4:25-28 prophesies the same curse: idolatry leads to exile and serving foreign gods — the covenant background to this judgment.

In 2 Chronicles 7:22, the same reasoning is given: abandoning God brings disaster — it directly echoes the cause-and-effect pattern here.

2 Chronicles 7:22 repeats the same covenantal reasoning for disaster, exactly matching the rationale in Jeremiah 5:19.

1 Kings 9:9 gives the same explanation—abandoning God for other gods—directly mirroring the answer in 5:19.

Deuteronomy 29:24-28 provides the covenantal template of judgment for abandonment, which Jeremiah 5:19 applies to Judah.

Deuteronomy 28:48 continues the curse with details of harsh service under enemies — the exact punishment Jeremiah pronounces.

Nehemiah 9:35 recounts Israel's failure to serve God despite his goodness — the sin that led to serving foreigners.

2 Chronicles 24:20 echoes the same formula: forsaking the Lord leads to being forsaken — reinforcing the covenant logic.

2 Chronicles 12:5 records a similar pronouncement: 'You abandoned me, so I abandoned you' — the same principle in an earlier judgment.

1 Kings 9:8 records the question about the temple's destruction, the same inquiry that 5:19 answers with the cause.