Jeremiah 7:29

Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 48:37, shaved heads and cut beards for Moab directly parallel the same mourning symbol commanded here.

In Jeremiah 16:6, the absence of mourning rites contrasts with the command to cut hair and lament in this verse.

Jeremiah 6:30 says 'the Lord has rejected them'—directly echoes the rejection statement here.

In Jeremiah 47:5, baldness on Gaza parallels the cutting of hair as a sign of mourning, though applied to a different nation.

In Jeremiah 9:17-21, the same book describes calling professional mourners—another lament for the fallen.

Jeremiah 9:10 continues the lamentation theme — a parallel call to weep over the land's desolation under judgment.

Acts 2:40 Allusion

Acts 2:40 urges escape from this 'crooked generation' — the same phrase from Deuteronomy 32:5 Jeremiah alludes to.

Micah 1:16 Parallel

Micah 1:16 directly parallels: 'make yourselves bald' for children in exile—same command and context.

2 Kings 17:20 says the Lord rejected all Israel and cast them out—the same historical rejection.

Deuteronomy 32:5 describes a corrupt, crooked generation — the same imagery Jeremiah uses for the generation rejected by God.

Ezra 9:3 Parallel

Ezra 9:3 shows Ezra pulling hair from his head in grief over Israel's sin — paralleling Jeremiah's symbolic mourning.

Matthew 23:36 pronounces judgment on 'this generation' — directly picking up Jeremiah's theme of a generation facing wrath.

Luke 11:50 Allusion

In Luke 11:50, Jesus holds the generation accountable for prophet's blood, echoing Jeremiah's lament over a rejected generation.

Isaiah 15:3 Parallel

Isaiah 15:3 adds wailing and sackcloth—public mourning rituals similar to the lament called for here.

Isaiah 15:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 15:2, Moab also shaves heads in mourning—parallel ritual of lament for judgment.

Matthew 3:7 Parallel

In Matthew 3:7, John the Baptist warns the 'brood of vipers' of coming wrath — echoing Jeremiah's generation under divine judgment.

Matthew 12:39 calls this generation 'evil and adulterous' — parallel to Jeremiah's generation rejected for unfaithfulness.

Matthew 16:4 repeats 'evil and adulterous generation' — mirroring Jeremiah's condemnation of a faithless generation.

Leviticus 10:6 forbids priests to dishevel hair in mourning — contrasting Jeremiah's command to cut hair and lament over national sin.

Ezekiel 19:1 commands a lament for the princes of Israel—similar call to mourning.

Ezekiel 28:12 commands a lament for the king of Tyre—same prophetic action of taking up a lament.

Amos 5:1 Parallel

In Amos 5:1, the same lamentation call is used — both prophets summon Israel to mourn God's judgment.