Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 32:19 echoes 'thine eyes are open upon all the ways' — same divine surveillance theme as 'are not thine eyes upon the truth?'

Jeremiah 7:28 says they receive not correction and truth perished — identical themes of refusing correction and truth from 5:3.

Jeremiah 2:30 laments that God smote but they received no correction — directly parallel to 'thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved' in 5:3.

In Jeremiah 35:13, God asks if Judah will receive instruction, highlighting their refusal to be corrected as in Jeremiah 5:3.

In Jeremiah 31:18, Ephraim accepts chastisement and wants to return, contrasting with the hardened refusal here.

In Jeremiah 15:7, God destroys because 'they do not return'—the same cause as the refusal to return here.

In Jeremiah 13:23, the impossibility of changing habits underscores the stubbornness that refuses correction.

In Jeremiah 8:5, the phrase 'refuse to return' directly echoes the same refusal in Jeremiah 5:3.

In Jeremiah 3:3, the 'harlot's forehead' and refusal to be ashamed matches the hard faces and no grief here.

In Jeremiah 36:24, the king and servants show no fear or repentance after hearing God's words — mirroring the refusal to feel pain or repent in Jeremiah 5:3.

Isaiah 42:25 says they did not understand or take God's wrath to heart, mirroring the lack of response here.

Zephaniah 3:2 explicitly says she accepts no correction and does not draw near to God, closely matching the refusal to repent.

In Zechariah 7:11, the stubborn shoulder and stopped ears parallel the refusal to pay attention and repent here.

Isaiah 48:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 48:4, Israel's iron neck and brass forehead directly parallel the stone-hard faces that would not repent.

Isaiah 9:13 Parallel

Isaiah 9:13 states the people did not turn to the one who struck them, directly matching the refusal to repent here.

In Zechariah 7:12, making hearts diamond-hard to avoid hearing the law parallels the hardened faces that refuse to repent.

Isaiah 1:5 Parallel

Isaiah 1:5 asks why be struck again while continuing rebellion, echoing the futility of punishment here.

Proverbs 27:22 says grinding a fool does not remove folly, just as crushing here does not bring repentance.

Proverbs 23:35 uses the same 'struck... felt no pain' imagery for a drunkard, paralleling the stubborn refusal to feel God's correction.

Proverbs 22:12 Related theme

Proverbs 22:12 says the Lord's eyes preserve knowledge and overthrow transgressors — aligns with God's eyes on truth in Jeremiah.

Romans 2:2 Parallel

Romans 2:2 declares God's judgment according to truth — same truth standard that Jeremiah says God's eyes are upon.

Romans 2:4 Contrast

In Romans 2:4, God's kindness leads to repentance—contrasting the people here who were struck yet refused to repent.

Romans 2:5 Parallel

In Romans 2:5, the hard and impenitent heart storing up wrath matches the refusal to repent despite God's blows.

Psalm 51:6 Related theme

Psalm 51:6 says God desires truth in the inward parts — Jeremiah 5:3 asks if God's eyes are on truth, linking inner truth to divine observation.

Psalm 11:4-7 describes God's eyes beholding and trying the children of men — same testing of truth as in Jeremiah's lament.

In Ezekiel 3:7-9, the house of Israel's hard forehead and stubborn heart mirror the refusal to accept correction here.

2 Chronicles 16:9 says the Lord's eyes run to and fro to show strength for the faithful — parallel imagery of divine surveillance but with a different focus.

Daniel 9:13 Parallel

Daniel 9:13 confesses that even after calamity, the people did not turn from sin — exactly matching the struck but unrepentant condition in Jeremiah 5:3.

Amos 4:6 Parallel

In Amos 4:6, God sent famine yet they did not return—identical pattern of judgment without repentance.

Revelation 16:11 shows people with sores not repenting after plagues—direct parallel to hardened response.

Amos 4:9 Parallel

Amos 4:9 describes blight and mildew as divine judgment, yet they did not return—same refusal to repent.

Haggai 2:17 Allusion

In Haggai 2:17, God struck with blight, mildew, and hail, yet they did not return—identical language.

Revelation 9:20 says survivors of plagues still did not repent—exact same theme of judgment without repentance.

In Leviticus 26:23, God warns that if discipline fails to bring repentance, further judgment follows—mirroring the refusal to respond here.

Deuteronomy 21:18 describes a stubborn son who refuses discipline—directly paralleling the people's refusal to accept correction here.

Job 41:24 Parallel

Job 41:24 describes Leviathan's heart as hard as stone, echoing the 'faces harder than stone' here—same imagery.

Proverbs 13:18 warns that ignoring instruction brings disgrace—mirroring the fate of those who refuse correction here.

Ezekiel 2:4 Parallel

Ezekiel 2:4 calls the people 'obstinate and stubborn' — directly echoing the hardened faces and refusal to repent in Jeremiah 5:3.

Proverbs 15:32 says ignoring instruction despises oneself—parallels the self-destructive refusal to repent here.

In Isaiah 57:17, God strikes but the people continue backsliding, mirroring the refusal to grieve or return after discipline.

Ezekiel 24:13 says God will not cleanse until wrath is satisfied, emphasizing the continued impurity despite judgment.

Isaiah 1:6 Parallel

Isaiah 1:6 describes untreated wounds after judgment, adding the image of spiritual sickness that remains unhealed.

Lamentations 1:5 depicts the grief and exile resulting from Judah's sins — the painful outcome of the stubborn unrepentance described in Jeremiah 5:3.

In Isaiah 57:10, the same stubborn persistence despite weariness appears—refusing to say 'no hope' parallels the refusal to be corrected.

In Isaiah 59:12, the people confess their sins, contrasting with the refusal to acknowledge wrong in Jeremiah 5:3.

Luke 23:40 Contrast

Luke 23:40 shows a criminal fearing God under judgment—contrasts with those who refused correction when struck.

In Proverbs 21:29, the wicked man's bold face echoes the hardened faces that refuse correction here.

Hosea 4:6 Parallel

Hosea 4:6 says people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, having rejected God's law — parallels the refusal to accept correction in Jeremiah 5:3.

In Hebrews 12:9, respecting earthly fathers' discipline contrasts the refusal to accept God's discipline here.

Ezekiel 5:6 Parallel

Ezekiel 5:6 says Israel rebelled against God's laws, becoming more wicked than nations — paralleling the refusal to accept correction in Jeremiah 5:3.

Ezekiel 24:12 says Jerusalem's filth does not come out — similar to the persistent refusal to be cleansed or repent in Jeremiah 5:3.