Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 6:10 explains their refusal to hear: 'their ear is uncircumcised' — the very rejection of God's words that leads to the judgment.
Jeremiah 22:29 cries 'O land, land, land, hear the word of the Lord!'—the same dramatic appeal to the earth as here.
Jeremiah 17:10 says God gives each according to 'the fruit of his deeds' — directly echoing the 'fruit of their plans' here.
Jeremiah 8:9 echoes the same rejection: 'they have rejected the word of the LORD' — confirming the cause of judgment.
Jeremiah 29:19 cites the same charge: 'they have not hearkened to my words' — the reason for judgment in 6:19.
Jeremiah 11:11 uses the identical phrase 'I will bring evil upon them' — linking the same threat for similar disobedience.
Jeremiah 4:18 says 'thy way and thy doings have procured these things' — the same principle that their own actions bring calamity.
Jeremiah 2:12 calls the heavens to be astonished — a parallel apostrophe to the 'Hear, O earth' in 6:19, invoking creation as witness.
Jeremiah 4:4 warns of fiery wrath for evil deeds — the same judgment theme for rejecting God's word, though not a direct quote.
Isaiah 59:7 describes evil thoughts and swift sin — illustrating the kind of plans that bring the disaster announced in Jeremiah.
Micah 6:2 calls the mountains and earth to hear God's indictment — reinforcing the covenant lawsuit motif used in Jeremiah.
Hosea 10:13 uses the same fruit-of-sin imagery: 'ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity' — parallel to the fruit of thoughts bringing evil.
Hosea 4:6 states 'my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge' because they rejected knowledge and forgot the law — directly parallel.
In John 12:48, Jesus echoes Jeremiah: rejecting God's words brings judgment by that same word in the last day.
Isaiah 1:2 opens with 'Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth' — the same prophetic lawsuit summons against God's rebellious people.
Proverbs 28:9 warns that ignoring the law makes one's prayer an abomination — a parallel consequence for rejecting God's law.
Proverbs 1:24-31 describes those who refuse wisdom's call will 'eat the fruit of their way' — matching the fruit-of-plans judgment here.
1 Samuel 15:26 repeats the rejection: 'thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee' — reinforcing the principle.
1 Samuel 15:23 parallels: 'because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee' — same cause and effect.
Deuteronomy 32:1 begins the Song of Moses with 'Give ear, O heavens, and let the earth hear' — the exact pattern Jeremiah uses to summon earth as witness.
Deuteronomy 30:19 also calls heaven and earth as witnesses, but emphasizes the choice between life and death — echoing the covenant context.
In Deuteronomy 4:26, heaven and earth are called as witnesses against Israel for disobedience — the same covenant lawsuit imagery used here.
Isaiah 5:24 gives the same cause: they cast away the law of the LORD and despised His word — the root of judgment.
Leviticus 26:15 specifies the covenant curse for despising God's statutes — the very sin that brings the evil in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 1:31 uses the same 'fruit' metaphor: they eat the fruit of their own way, matching Jeremiah's 'fruit of their thoughts.'
2 Chronicles 34:24 uses the same phrase 'I will bring evil upon this place' — a parallel declaration of judgment for forsaking the law.
Acts 8:22 offers forgiveness for the thought of the heart after repentance — a contrasting outcome to the judgment on unrepentant thoughts here.
Isaiah 66:18 declares God knows their works and thoughts, leading to judgment — echoing the divine response to human intent here.
Proverbs 15:26 calls evil plans an abomination to the Lord — a general proverb relating to the evil plans producing disaster here.