Jeremiah 6:6

For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 32:31 calls Jerusalem a 'provocation of mine anger' from its beginning—this verse also declares judgment on the city for its sin.

Jeremiah 30:15 ties incurable sorrow to 'multitude of thine iniquity'—the same cause-and-effect of sin leading to judgment as here.

Deuteronomy 20:20 provides the law for cutting trees to build siegeworks—Jeremiah applies that same military tactic against Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 4:1 Parallel

In Ezekiel 4:1, the prophet enacts a symbolic siege of Jerusalem—this verse describes the literal siege that the symbol represents.

In Ezekiel 26:8, the same phrase 'cast a mount' describes Nebuchadnezzar's siege against Tyre—identical military language for different sieges.

Micah 6:12 Parallel

Micah 6:12 describes the city's rich full of violence and deceit — directly mirrors the oppression Jeremiah laments in Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 3:1 calls the city 'oppressing' — an identical indictment of Jerusalem's systemic injustice.