Jeremiah 5:26
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 18:22 uses the same snare imagery for plots against Jeremiah, echoing the wicked men of 5:26.
Jeremiah 4:22 depicts a people wise to do evil, describing the same wicked character as those laying snares here.
Psalm 10:9 depicts the wicked lurking in ambush and using a net to catch the poor—identical snare imagery.
Habakkuk 1:15 uses the same net imagery for wicked men catching others — a clear parallel to the fowler's trap in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 1:18 says the wicked set an ambush for their own lives—contrasts with 5:26's snaring of others.
Proverbs 1:11 invites lying in wait to ambush the innocent—same plot as the wicked in 5:26.
Psalm 64:5 mentions laying snares secretly—direct parallel to the hidden traps in 5:26.
Psalm 124:7 explicitly mentions escape from the 'snare of the fowlers', the exact same metaphor as Jeremiah's fowler trap.
Isaiah 32:7 similarly describes the wicked devising evil devices to destroy the poor, mirroring the trap-setting imagery of the main verse.
Ezekiel 22:29 directly names oppression, robbery, and vexing the poor, matching the predatory actions described in the main verse.
Amos 4:1 rebukes those who oppress and crush the needy, directly paralleling the trapping of the vulnerable in the main verse.
Micah 6:12 describes rich men full of violence and deceitful tongues, echoing the lying in wait and trapping in the main verse.
Micah 7:2 uses nearly identical imagery: 'they lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net'—a direct parallel.
1 Samuel 18:21 shows Saul using Michal as a 'snare' for David — a specific instance of setting a trap for a person, like the general wickedness in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 12:6 says the wicked 'lie in wait for blood', matching the 'lie in wait' phrase from Jeremiah's trap setting.
Isaiah 33:15 contrasts by depicting the righteous who reject oppression and bribes, highlighting the opposite behavior from the wicked in the main verse.
Psalm 25:15 trusts God to rescue from the net, echoing the trap imagery in Jeremiah but from the deliverance side.
Micah 6:10 condemns dishonest treasures and scant measures, linking to the unjust gain behind the traps in the main verse.
Luke 5:10 reverses the metaphor: 'catching men' becomes a positive call to discipleship, contrasting the wicked trapping in Jeremiah.
Ezekiel 22:13 condemns dishonest gain and bloodshed, aligning with the unjust gain implied by the trap-setting in the main verse.
Hosea 4:2 lists swearing, lying, killing, stealing—deceit and violence similar to the trap-setting, though more general.