Jeremiah 7:3
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 7:5-7 expands the call to amend ways with specific commands about justice and idolatry, directly continuing the same promise.
Jeremiah 18:11 echoes the exact phrase 'amend your ways and your deeds' with a warning of planned calamity if unheeded.
Jeremiah 26:13 repeats the call to amend ways, adding that God will relent from the disaster He pronounced.
Jeremiah 35:15 reiterates the same summons to turn from evil and amend deeds, sent persistently through the prophets.
In Jeremiah 6:8, the same warning to Jerusalem to avoid desolation by turning from evil reinforces the call to amend ways.
Jeremiah 18:8 shows God relents if a nation turns from evil—bolstering the conditional promise tied to amending ways.
Matthew 3:8-10 presents John the Baptist's parallel demand for repentance with fruit, adding urgency that the axe is already at the root.
Isaiah 1:16-19 calls for washing, ceasing evil, and learning good—a parallel call to repentance with a promise of cleansing.
Ezekiel 33:4-11 echoes this same call to repent, emphasizing God's desire for the wicked to turn and live rather than die.
Ezekiel 18:30 commands repentance and turning from transgressions, warning of judgment—same message as amending ways.
Ezekiel 18:31 urges casting away transgressions and making a new heart—parallel to amending ways for life rather than death.
Deuteronomy 29:19 warns against the self-deceived who think they are safe while walking in stubbornness—the very attitude this verse calls to abandon.
Zechariah 1:4 quotes the former prophets' call to return from evil ways, echoing the same summons to repent.
Micah 6:8 summarizes what God requires—justice, mercy, humility—the substance of amending one's ways.
Amos 5:14 calls to seek good to live and have God's presence—directly paralleling the promise of dwelling after amending ways.
Isaiah 56:1 similarly commands keeping justice and doing righteousness with the promise of coming salvation, reinforcing this imperative.
2 Kings 21:8 conditions continued dwelling in the land on obedience, directly paralleling this promise.
2 Kings 17:13 records the same prophetic call to turn from evil ways and keep God's commandments, showing this message was repeated throughout Israel's history.
Leviticus 25:18 promises secure dwelling in the land as a result of keeping God's statutes, reinforcing this conditional promise.
Hosea 4:1 indicts Israel for lacking faithfulness and knowledge of God, the covenantal failure that requires amendment.
James 4:8 calls sinners to draw near to God and purify their hearts, directly echoing this exhortation to amend one's ways.
Job 36:10 describes God opening ears to instruction and commanding return from iniquity—a general parallel to this call for amended ways.