Jeremiah 50:33

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 50:18 continues the same judgment: God will punish Babylon for oppressing Israel, just as He punished Assyria.

In Jeremiah 50:17, Israel is a scattered flock chased by lions — expands on the oppression and captivity described.

In Jeremiah 50:7, enemies devour Israel and claim innocence — explains the oppression mentioned here.

In Jeremiah 50:4, the same people group comes together seeking God, contrasting their current oppression with future restoration.

Jeremiah 51:34-36 describes Babylon devouring Israel and God's promise to avenge, directly echoing the oppression.

In Jeremiah 51:24, God repays Babylon for evil done in Zion, connecting directly to the oppression of Israel.

Jeremiah 30:20 says God will punish all who oppress them — a direct answer to the oppression described here.

Jeremiah 30:16 promises that those who devour Israel will be devoured — a reversal of the captivity in this verse.

Jeremiah 29:14 promises to turn away captivity and gather them — the restoration that follows the oppression here.

In Jeremiah 51:1, God stirs up a destroyer against Babylon—the oppressor—showing the judgment that follows the captivity described.

In Jeremiah 51:36, God pleads Israel's cause and takes vengeance, a direct response to their oppression here.

In Jeremiah 51:49, Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, explicitly linking the captivity to Babylon's downfall.

Jeremiah 30:7 calls this 'the time of Jacob's trouble' but promises salvation — a specific reference to the distress here.

Isaiah 47:6 Related theme

Isaiah 47:6 says Babylon showed no mercy to God's people, intensifying the portrait of harsh oppression.

Isaiah 51:23 Related theme

Isaiah 51:23 describes tormentors humiliating Israel, illustrating the same oppressive treatment.

Isaiah 58:6 Contrast

Isaiah 58:6 commands releasing the oppressed—the opposite of the captors' refusal to let go in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 14:17 Related theme

Isaiah 14:17 accuses Babylon of refusing to release prisoners, matching the oppression described here.

Exodus 9:17 Parallel

Exodus 9:17 rebukes Pharaoh for exalting himself by not letting Israel go—mirroring the captors' arrogant refusal.

Exodus 9:2 Allusion

Exodus 9:2 repeats the warning of refusal and holding them still—directly echoing Jeremiah's 'held them fast, refused to let go'.

Exodus 5:2 Parallel

Exodus 5:2 records Pharaoh's refusal to let Israel go—the archetypal 'refuse to let them go' that Jeremiah's captors replicate.

Zechariah 1:15 says nations exceeded God's anger by over-oppressing Israel, aligning with Babylon refusing to release them.

Exodus 3:9 Parallel

Exodus 3:9 records God seeing the oppression of Israel—the same cry that Jeremiah shows continuing.

In Habakkuk 2:8, Babylon will be plundered because they plundered many nations—directly echoing their oppression of Israel.

Isaiah 49:25 promises captives will be taken from the mighty and God will contend with their oppressors — a direct promise for this situation.

Isaiah 47:4 Related theme

Isaiah 47:4 identifies the LORD of hosts as Israel's redeemer — the one who will act against their captors.

Proverbs 23:11 Related theme

Proverbs 23:11 declares the redeemer is mighty and will plead their cause — a direct answer to the oppression in this verse.

Exodus 1:14 Parallel

Exodus 1:14 describes the bitter bondage of Israel—the original oppression that Jeremiah's verse recalls.

Isaiah 52:4-6 recalls past oppressions by Egypt and Assyria, placing this Babylonian oppression in a broader pattern.

Isaiah 49:24–26 Related theme

Isaiah 49:24-26 promises God will rescue captives from the mighty, answering the refusal to let them go.

Micah 7:9 Parallel

In Micah 7:9, bearing indignation until God pleads his cause parallels Israel's suffering and later vindication, albeit from sin.

Micah 7:10 Parallel

In Micah 7:10, the enemy's shame when God vindicates his people mirrors the fate of Babylon that oppresses Israel.

Deuteronomy 30:7 promises God will put curses on those who persecute Israel — the same oppressors who hold them fast here.

Zechariah 1:16 promises God's mercy and restoration to Jerusalem after the oppression, showing the outcome.