Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 6:19 reveals the consequence: disaster because they rejected God's law — reinforcing the cause of their deafness in v10.

Jeremiah 20:8 shows Jeremiah's own experience of the word becoming a reproach — the same scorn from the people described in Jeremiah 6:10.

Jeremiah 7:26 describes the same stubborn refusal to listen, reinforcing the theme of uncircumcised ears in 6:10.

Jeremiah 4:4 calls for circumcised hearts, while 6:10 laments uncircumcised ears — both use the same metaphor for spiritual insensitivity.

Jeremiah 5:5 shows even the great break the yoke — the same rejection of God's word as the uncircumcised ears here, but among the leaders.

Jeremiah 5:4 describes the poor as ignorant of God's ways — similar to the uncircumcised ears and scorn in this verse.

Hebrews 11:7 presents Noah as one who heeded God's warning, in contrast to Jeremiah's hearers who scorned the word.

Exodus 6:12 Parallel

Exodus 6:12 uses the same 'uncircumcised' metaphor (here of lips) for inability to communicate, paralleling Jeremiah's uncircumcised ears.

In 2 Timothy 4:3, people reject sound teaching and have itching ears — a direct parallel to uncircumcised ears that scorn God's word.

Acts 7:51 Allusion

Acts 7:51 directly echoes 'uncircumcised in heart and ears' — Stephen applies Jeremiah's diagnosis to his own audience.

John 9:40 Parallel

In John 9:40, Pharisees ask about blindness — an inability to see truth, paralleling uncircumcised ears that cannot hear.

John 7:7 Parallel

In John 7:7, Jesus says the world hates him for testifying against evil, echoing the scornful rejection of God's word in Jeremiah.

Luke 20:19 Parallel

In Luke 20:19, religious leaders seek to arrest Jesus after his parable, showing the same rejection of truth as Jeremiah's audience.

Isaiah 28:9-13 depicts people mocking the prophet's simple teaching — the same scornful rejection of God's word as the uncircumcised ears here.

Isaiah 6:9 Allusion

Isaiah 6:9 records God's commission to preach to a people who will not hear — the same spiritual deafness Jeremiah laments here.

Isaiah 6:10 Allusion

Isaiah 6:10 describes God making the people's ears heavy and hearts dull — the uncircumcised ears of Jeremiah 6:10 are this same condition.

Deuteronomy 29:4 notes God has not given them ears to hear, directly echoing the spiritual deafness in Jeremiah 6:10.

2 Chronicles 36:16 describes mocking God's messengers and despising his words — exactly the scorn Jeremiah 6:10 reports.

Psalm 1:2 Contrast

In Psalm 1:2, the righteous delight in God's law — contrasting with Jeremiah's people who take no pleasure in it.

Psalm 40:8 Contrast

In Psalm 40:8, the psalmist delights to do God's will — the opposite of the scornful rejection in Jeremiah.

In Psalm 119:24, God's testimonies are the psalmist's delight — directly opposing the scorn in Jeremiah.

In Psalm 119:16, the writer delights in God's statutes — contrasting with Jeremiah's audience who find no pleasure in the word.

Isaiah 48:8 Parallel

Isaiah 48:8 declares Israel's ear never opened and their rebellion — directly parallel to Jeremiah's description of uncircumcised ears rejecting God's word.

John 8:43 Parallel

John 8:43 attributes spiritual deafness to an inability to bear Jesus' word, directly paralleling the uncircumcised ears that cannot listen here.

Leviticus 26:41 speaks of an uncircumcised heart — a parallel concept to uncircumcised ears, both symbolizing spiritual stubbornness.

Ezekiel 33:9 confirms the prophet's responsibility to warn, resonating with Jeremiah's lament that people refuse to listen.

Ezekiel 3:18-21 expands on the duty to warn even when hearers are unwilling, echoing Jeremiah's frustration with unresponsive people.

Ezekiel 3:19 emphasizes the prophet's duty to warn even when the wicked won't listen — reflecting Jeremiah's frustration with unreceptive hearers.

Isaiah 35:5 Contrast

Isaiah 35:5 promises opened ears for the deaf — contrasting the closed, uncircumcised ears that cannot hear in Jeremiah.

Ezekiel 33:3 describes the watchman's warning trumpet, paralleling Jeremiah's call to warn a people who will not hear.

In Psalm 119:35, the psalmist delights in God's path — contrasting the scorn for God's word in Jeremiah 6:10.

Matthew 3:7 Parallel

Matthew 3:7 shows John the Baptist similarly rebuking those who reject warning, echoing Jeremiah's experience with uncircumcised ears.

Luke 14:18 Parallel

Luke 14:18 shows invited guests making excuses to avoid the banquet, mirroring the rejection of God's warning here where the word is scorned.

Psalm 119:174 shows longing for salvation and delight in law, opposite to those who scorn God's word in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 53:1 Parallel

Isaiah 53:1 asks who has believed the report — a parallel to the people's uncircumcised ears and scorn, both highlighting rejection of God's message.

2 Chronicles 36:15 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:15 says God persistently sent messengers in compassion — the backdrop to the rejection Jeremiah faces.

Romans 7:22 Contrast

Romans 7:22 describes delight in God's law inwardly — a positive counterpart to the people's refusal to take pleasure in it.

Isaiah 42:23-25 asks who will listen and then describes judgment because they did not take it to heart — matching the refusal to hear in Jeremiah 6:10.

In Psalm 119:70, the psalmist delights in God's law — contrasting with Jeremiah's people who take no pleasure in it.

Psalm 119:77 expresses delight in God's law, contrasting the scornful attitude of Jeremiah's hearers.