Jeremiah 5:7

How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 2:11 laments that Israel exchanged their glorious God for idols — the same abandonment of God for 'gods that are not gods' in Jeremiah 5:7.

Jeremiah 3:19 reveals God's desire to treat Israel as sons — contrasting with their forsaking Him described in this verse.

Jeremiah 9:2 laments that 'they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people' — directly parallels the adultery accusation here.

Jeremiah 13:27 vividly describes 'your adulteries and lustful neighings' — the same accusation of spiritual and physical adultery.

Jeremiah 23:10 says 'the land is full of adulterers' — a parallel indictment of Israel's unfaithfulness.

Jeremiah 29:23 explicitly accuses false prophets of adultery and lies — directly parallel to the adultery and idolatry here.

Jeremiah 16:11 repeats the charge of forsaking God for other gods, directly echoing this verse.

Matthew 23:37 records Jesus lamenting over Jerusalem's refusal to be gathered — echoing God's rejected care in this verse.

Amos 8:14 Parallel

Amos 8:14 condemns swearing by false gods like the god of Dan — the same idolatrous oath-taking Jeremiah 5:7 describes.

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

Hosea 13:6 mirrors the pattern: God fed them, they became satisfied, then proud and forgot Him — exactly the ingratitude behind the adultery here.

Hosea 11:8 Parallel

Hosea 11:8 uses the same 'How can I' rhetorical question but expresses God's reluctance to punish, unlike here where pardon is questioned.

Hosea 4:14 Parallel

Hosea 4:14 says men go aside with prostitutes — a parallel to 'trooped to the houses of whores' in this verse.

Hosea 4:13 Parallel

Hosea 4:13 links idolatry to whoredom and adultery — directly echoing how forsaking God leads to sexual immorality here.

Hebrews 13:4 warns that God will judge adulterers — confirming the same divine response to adultery seen in this verse.

Ezekiel 22:11 lists specific sexual sins including adultery with a neighbor's wife — a similar indictment of sexual immorality among God's people.

Joshua 23:7 Parallel

Joshua 23:7 commands Israel not to swear by false gods — exactly the violation Jeremiah 5:7 accuses them of committing.

Deuteronomy 32:21 speaks of provoking God with 'no god' and worthless idols — exactly the sin of swearing by non-gods in Jeremiah 5:7.

Deuteronomy 32:15 describes Israel abandoning God after being well-fed — just like Jeremiah 5:7 where God supplied needs yet they turned to idols.

Numbers 25:1-3 shows Israel committing adultery and idolatry with Moab, the same twin sin condemned here.

Leviticus 20:10 Historical context

Leviticus 20:10 prescribes death for adultery — the very law being broken here. Strong legal parallel.

James 4:4 Allusion

James 4:4 calls those unfaithful to God 'adulterous' — using the same metaphor of spiritual adultery as forsaking God here.

Lamentations 3:42 confesses transgression and no forgiveness, echoing the 'How can I pardon you?' here.

Deuteronomy 6:13 commands swearing by God's name, directly opposing the false oaths condemned here.

Hosea 6:4 Parallel

In Hosea 6:4, God likewise laments Israel's fleeting love — both express divine frustration over covenant unfaithfulness.

Hosea 4:15 Parallel

Hosea 4:15 warns against swearing by false gods at idolatrous sites, echoing the same sin condemned in Jeremiah 5:7.

Zephaniah 1:5 depicts people swearing by both the Lord and Molek — a syncretism similar to forsaking God in Jeremiah 5:7.

Galatians 4:8 describes being enslaved to 'those who by nature are not gods' — the same false gods Jeremiah 5:7 accuses Israel of swearing by.

1 Corinthians 8:4 Related theme

1 Corinthians 8:4 states that an idol is nothing — reinforcing Jeremiah 5:7's point that they swear by 'gods that are not gods'.

Hosea 4:2 Parallel

Hosea 4:2 lists adultery among Israel's covenant violations — reinforcing the same pattern of unfaithfulness.

1 Corinthians 6:9 lists adulterers among those who will not inherit God's kingdom — consistent with the impossibility of pardon here.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 includes adulterers among those God will swiftly judge — showing adultery is a recurring reason for divine judgment.

Hosea 7:4 Parallel

Hosea 7:4 calls the people 'all adulterers' — the same charge of widespread adultery made here.

Genesis 35:2 commands putting away foreign gods, contrasting with the swearing by false gods denounced here.

Exodus 23:21 warns of no pardon for rebellion, mirroring the question 'How can I pardon you?' here.