Jeremiah 50:7

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 50:33, the oppression and captivity of Israel are described, reinforcing the enemies' actions stated in 50:7.

In Jeremiah 50:17, the same 'devouring' metaphor is used: Israel scattered like sheep, devoured by Assyria and Babylon.

In Jeremiah 50:14, Babylon is said to have sinned against the Lord — contradicting the claim in verse 7 that the enemies were not guilty.

In Jeremiah 2:3, God says devourers of Israel will be punished—contrasting 50:7 where enemies claim they are not guilty.

Jeremiah 14:8 calls God 'the hope of Israel' – the same phrase as 'the hope of their fathers' in Jeremiah 50:7, identifying God as Israel's enduring hope.

Jeremiah 31:23 uses the same unique title 'habitation of justice' for God, linking future restoration to the same God Israel sinned against in Jeremiah 50:7.

In Jeremiah 40:3, the official states judgment came because Israel sinned, directly supporting the adversaries' claim in 50:7.

In Jeremiah 51:34, Nebuchadnezzar is said to have 'devoured' Israel — the same verb used in Jeremiah 50:7 for the enemies who devoured them.

In Jeremiah 10:25, enemies 'devour Jacob' — the same verb used in Jeremiah 50:7 for those who devoured Israel.

In Jeremiah 30:16, God promises that those who devour Israel will be devoured — a direct reversal of the devouring in Jeremiah 50:7.

In Jeremiah 12:7-11, God gives His heritage to enemies because of sin, echoing 50:7 where adversaries claim Israel sinned.

In Jeremiah 22:9, the reason for disaster is abandoning the covenant — the same rationale echoed in Jeremiah 50:7 where enemies say Israel sinned.

Zechariah 11:5 repeats the exact phrase 'hold themselves not guilty' as oppressors slay – identical to Jeremiah 50:7 where enemies say they are not guilty.

Zechariah 1:15 shows God's displeasure with nations who overdid His judgment – the same nations who devoured Israel in Jeremiah 50:7 and claimed innocence.

Psalm 79:7 Parallel

In Psalm 79:7, 'they have devoured Jacob' mirrors the devouring in 50:7, both lamenting enemy destruction of Israel.

In Lamentations 2:16, enemies celebrate having 'swallowed' Jerusalem — echoing the devouring and gloating in Jeremiah 50:7.

Isaiah 9:12 Parallel

In Isaiah 9:12, enemies 'devour Israel with open mouth,' a similar image of Israel being consumed by adversaries.

1 Kings 9:9 Parallel

In 1 Kings 9:9, disaster comes because Israel abandoned the Lord — just as Jeremiah 50:7's enemies claim Israel sinned against the Lord.

Daniel 9:6 Parallel

Daniel 9:6 confesses Israel did not listen to God's prophets – the same sin for which enemies devoured them in Jeremiah 50:7.

Daniel 9:16 Parallel

Daniel 9:16 laments that Jerusalem became a reproach because of Israel's sins, mirroring the enemies' justification for devouring them in Jeremiah 50:7.

In Deuteronomy 29:25, the reason for exile is abandoning the covenant — the same pattern of sin leading to judgment that Jeremiah 50:7 describes.