Jeremiah 5:22

Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 5:24 expands on this failure to fear God, specifically ignoring His provision of rain and harvest.

Jeremiah 10:7 echoes the same rhetorical question 'Who should not fear you?' reinforcing the call to fear God as King of nations.

In Jeremiah 2:19, the same diagnosis of lacking the fear of God is given, linking it to their evil and apostasy.

Revelation 15:4 asks 'Who will not fear you?' linking fear to God's righteous acts—fulfilling the universal fear Jeremiah envisioned.

Deuteronomy 28:58 commands reverence for God's name, linking fear to covenant obedience—the very response Jeremiah finds lacking.

Luke 12:5 Parallel

Luke 12:5 similarly warns to fear God who has authority over hell, echoing Jeremiah's demand for reverent trembling.

Job 26:10 Parallel

Job 26:10 describes God's boundary for the waters—the very creative power Jeremiah uses to argue for fearing Him.

Job 38:10 Allusion

In Job 38:10, God declares He prescribed limits and set bars and doors for the sea — directly echoing the boundary imagery in Jeremiah.

Job 38:11 Allusion

In Job 38:11, God commands the sea's proud waves to be stayed — the same divine restraint of the sea's power.

Mark 4:39 Parallel

In Mark 4:39, Jesus commands the sea to be still, demonstrating the same divine authority over creation that God declares here.

Matthew 10:28 expands the fear to the One who can destroy soul and body, intensifying Jeremiah's call to fear God above all.

Psalm 104:9 Allusion

Psalm 104:9 states God set a boundary so waters cannot pass and cover the earth — a near-identical statement to Jeremiah's sand barrier.

Proverbs 8:29 says God assigned the sea its limit so waters cannot transgress — directly parallel to Jeremiah's perpetual barrier.

In Genesis 7:11, God unleashes the waters for judgment, opposite to the permanent boundary He sets here.

Luke 8:24 Parallel

In Luke 8:24, Jesus rebukes the raging waves, showing the same divine authority over the sea as God claims here.

Psalm 114:7 Parallel

Psalm 114:7 commands the earth to tremble at God's presence, directly echoing Jeremiah 5:22's call to tremble before Him.

Psalm 96:4 Parallel

Psalm 96:4 declares the Lord is to be feared above all gods, directly answering Jeremiah 5:22's opening question 'Do you not fear me?'

Job 38:8 Parallel

In Job 38:11, God commands the sea's proud waves to stop — a direct parallel to the boundary declared in Jeremiah.

Genesis 1:9 Parallel

In Genesis 1:9, God gathers the waters to create dry land, establishing the same divine order over the sea referenced here.

Isaiah 66:5 Contrast

Isaiah 66:5 commends those who 'tremble at his word,' contrasting with Israel's lack of fear in Jeremiah—a positive example.

Psalm 119:120 shows the psalmist trembling in awe of God—the personal fear Jeremiah calls for but Israel fails to show.

Psalm 99:1 Parallel

Psalm 99:1 declares 'let the nations tremble' at God's reign, matching Jeremiah's call for trembling before the Creator.

Psalm 95:5 Related theme

Psalm 95:5 states God made the sea, reinforcing His sovereign right to set its boundary as in Jeremiah 5:22.

Daniel 6:26 Parallel

Daniel 6:26 records a decree to fear the living God—an external acknowledgment of what Jeremiah rebukes Israel for neglecting.

Hosea 11:10 Contrast

Hosea 11:10 describes a positive trembling response to God's roar, contrasting the lack of trembling here.

Joel 2:1 Parallel

Joel 2:1 calls for trembling at the coming Day of the Lord, reinforcing the call to fear God's judgment.

Amos 3:6 Parallel

Amos 3:6 asks why people are not afraid when God sends disaster, paralleling the rhetorical call to fear.

Psalm 93:4 Parallel

Psalm 93:4 declares the Lord mightier than the roar of many waters — reinforcing Jeremiah's point that waves cannot prevail.

Job 13:11 Parallel

In Job 13:11, the rhetorical question about fearing God's majesty echoes Jeremiah's call to tremble before God.

Psalm 33:7 Related theme

Psalm 33:7 describes God gathering the sea as a heap and storing deeps — a different image of God's control over waters.