Jeremiah 5:25

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 3:3, the same prophet states that withheld rain results from Israel's persistent unfaithfulness, directly linking sin to lost blessings.

Jeremiah 30:15 echoes that affliction comes from increased iniquity, directly tying suffering to sin.

Deuteronomy 28:23 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:23 describes a bronze heaven and iron earth as a covenant curse for disobedience, showing that sin reverses agricultural fruitfulness.

Deuteronomy 28:24 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:24 warns that rain turns to dust as punishment for sin, providing the Mosaic background for why iniquities keep good away.

Psalm 107:34 shows a fruitful land turned to salt waste because of its inhabitants' evil, mirroring how sin ruins the land's productivity.

Isaiah 59:2 Parallel

Isaiah 59:2 explicitly states that iniquities separate people from God, causing Him to hide His face—the root reason good is withheld.

Isaiah 59:12 also links multiplied transgressions with separation from God, reinforcing that sins cause withheld blessings.

Ezekiel 33:29 says desolation results from abominations, matching the cause-effect of sin leading to loss.

Ezekiel 39:24 states God hid His face because of uncleanness and transgressions, paralleling sins withholding good.

Hosea 13:9 Parallel

Hosea 13:9 declares Israel destroyed themselves by sin, aligning with the principle that iniquities bring ruin.

Amos 4:7 Parallel

Amos 4:7 gives a concrete example: God withholding rain because of sin, exactly the kind of 'good things' lost.

Micah 1:5 Parallel

Micah 1:5 directly states that transgression and sins cause judgment, reinforcing the same causal link.