Jeremiah 7:11

Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 7:10 Historical context

Jeremiah 7:10 shows the people's hypocrisy—coming to the temple while continuing sin—which this verse then condemns as a den of robbers.

Jeremiah 23:11 confirms that even in God's house wickedness is found, reinforcing the corruption denounced in this verse.

2 Chronicles 6:33 prays that the temple be a place where foreigners call on God, contrasting with the 'den of robbers' it became.

Isaiah 56:7 Contrast

Isaiah 56:7 declares God's house a 'house of prayer for all peoples'—the ideal corrupted into a 'den of robbers' here.

Matthew 21:13 records Jesus quoting this verse directly during the temple cleansing, applying it to the money changers.

Mark 11:17 Citation

Mark 11:17 also has Jesus quoting this verse, emphasizing the temple's misuse as a den of robbers.

Luke 19:45 Allusion

In Luke 19:45, Jesus enters the temple and drives out sellers, enacting the prophetic condemnation of the temple as a den of robbers.

Luke 19:46 Citation

In Luke 19:46, Jesus directly quotes Jeremiah 7:11 ('den of robbers') when cleansing the temple, applying the accusation to his own day.

John 2:16 Citation

In John 2:16, Jesus similarly rebukes temple commerce ('Stop turning my Father's house into a market'), paralleling Jeremiah's indictment.

Proverbs 21:27 states that the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, directly paralleling the hypocrisy of worship in a den of robbers.

Luke 21:6 Parallel

Luke 21:6 predicts the temple's total destruction, which is the eventual consequence of the corruption rebuked in this verse.