Jeremiah 7:26

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 7:24 describes the same stubborn disobedience—not inclining ear, walking in evil hearts—as verse 26.

Jeremiah 25:7 states the same refusal to listen, linking it to provoking God to anger and self-harm.

Jeremiah 25:3 Historical context

Jeremiah 25:3 adds the prophet's personal testimony of 23 years of persistent preaching met with no listening.

Jeremiah 17:23 repeats the phrase 'stiffened their neck' and refusal to listen, reinforcing the charge.

Jeremiah 16:12 repeats the indictment of doing worse than ancestors and refusing to listen, reinforcing the same charge within the book.

Jeremiah 11:8 uses nearly identical wording—disobedience, stubborn heart—to indict the same generation.

Jeremiah 6:17 depicts watchmen warning but people refusing to listen, mirroring the stiff-necked response here.

Jeremiah 26:5 mentions God urgently sending prophets and the people not listening, exactly the pattern here.

In Jeremiah 29:19, the same refusal to listen to God's prophets is emphasized, paralleling the stiff-necked response here.

In Jeremiah 44:16, the people directly say they will not listen to the Lord's message, reflecting the same rebellion.

In Jeremiah 6:10, the people's uncircumcised ears and refusal to listen directly matches the stubborn refusal to hear here.

In Jeremiah 35:14, the Rechabites' obedience to their human father contrasts sharply with Israel's refusal to listen to God here.

In Jeremiah 35:17, this same refusal to listen is the reason for the disaster pronounced — the consequence of the stubbornness described here.

In Jeremiah 9:3, the people proceed from evil to evil and reject knowledge of God — parallel to the worsening evil and stubbornness here.

In 2 Chronicles 30:8, Hezekiah urges not to be stiff-necked like the ancestors, referencing the same condition.

Daniel 9:6 Parallel

In Daniel 9:6, Daniel confesses that they did not listen to God's prophets, paralleling the persistent refusal here.

Matthew 23:32 tells the Pharisees to 'fill up the measure of your fathers,' directly echoing the escalating evil of ancestors in Jeremiah.

Acts 7:51 Citation

Acts 7:51 directly quotes 'stiff-necked' and applies it to Stephen’s audience, linking their resistance to the same ancestral pattern.

Nehemiah 9:29 uses the same 'stiff-necked' language to describe Israel’s refusal to obey, echoing the persistent rebellion seen here.

In Nehemiah 9:16, the ancestors' arrogance and stiff-necked disobedience is confessed, mirroring this verse.

In Nehemiah 9:16, the ancestors are described as arrogant and stiff-necked, disobeying God's commands — the same trait.

In 2 Chronicles 33:10, Manasseh and his people paid no attention to the Lord's warning, echoing the stiff-necked attitude.

In 2 Kings 17:14, Israel is described as stiff-necked, not listening, just like their ancestors — a direct parallel.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:4, the same indictment of a sinful, rebellious people who have forsaken the Lord echoes the stiff-necked disobedience here.

In Ezekiel 20:30, the people are accused of following their fathers' detestable practices — echoing the pattern of worsening evil from ancestors here.

In 2 Chronicles 33:23, Amon did not humble himself like his father, increasing guilt — mirroring the stubbornness and worsening evil here.

Acts 19:9 Parallel

In Acts 19:9, some became stubborn and spoke evil of the Way — a NT parallel to the stiff-necked rejection of God's message here.

Hebrews 3:8 Allusion

In Hebrews 3:8, hardening hearts as in the rebellion is a NT warning that echoes the stiff-necked refusal to listen here.

Isaiah 48:4 Parallel

Isaiah 48:4 uses different imagery—iron neck and bronze forehead—to describe the same stubborn resistance to God.

Proverbs 29:1 warns that a stiff-necked person after many rebukes faces sudden destruction, generalizing the same stubbornness pattern.

Romans 2:5 Parallel

Romans 2:5 describes a hard, impenitent heart storing up wrath, capturing the same stubbornness leading to divine judgment.