Jeremiah 7:4
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 7:8 immediately confirms that the people trust in deceptive words, exposing the false security warned against.
In Jeremiah 7:9-12, the same warning expands: listing sins and calling the temple a den of robbers.
In Jeremiah 7:14, God promises to destroy the temple like Shiloh, directly fulfilling the warning against deceptive trust.
Jeremiah 28:15 exposes Hananiah's false prophecy that made people trust a lie—matching the warning against deceptive words.
Jeremiah 6:14 describes prophets saying 'Peace, peace' falsely—the same kind of deceptive assurance as trusting the temple.
In Jeremiah 13:25, the people are punished for forgetting God and trusting in lies, echoing the deceptive words in the main verse.
In Jeremiah 21:13, inhabitants of Jerusalem boast in their fortifications, a false security akin to trusting in the temple.
In 1 Samuel 4:3, Israel trusts the ark for victory — mirroring the false confidence in the temple.
In Luke 3:8, John warns against claiming Abraham as father — same false confidence as trusting the temple.
In Matthew 3:9, John warns against trusting in Abrahamic lineage — same pattern as trusting the temple's presence.
In Micah 3:11, leaders trust God's presence while corrupt — exactly the false confidence condemned here.
In 1 Samuel 4:5, Israel shouts at the ark's arrival, trusting it as a talisman — same false confidence in holy objects Jeremiah warns against.
Acts 7:49 quotes God not dwelling in man-made temples — directly undermines the false temple trust Jeremiah condemns.
Amos 6:1 condemns complacent ease in Zion — directly parallels Jeremiah's rebuke of false trust in the temple.
In Hosea 5:6, seeking God with sacrifices fails because He has withdrawn, mirroring the futility of trusting the temple.
In Ezekiel 24:25, the temple is the 'delight of their eyes' that God will take away, fulfilling the removal of false hope.
In Isaiah 66:1, God declares heaven is His throne and earth His footstool, undermining reliance on any earthly temple building.
Isaiah 48:2 condemns those who claim to rely on God while being stubborn — parallel to false trust in temple as a guarantee.
Psalm 50:16 confronts hypocrites who recite God's laws but live wickedly — same empty religious claim as trusting the temple without obedience.
2 Chronicles 36:19 narrates the temple's destruction — the tragic fulfillment of the false trust Jeremiah condemned.
1 Kings 9:7 records God's warning that He will reject the temple if Israel disobeys — directly parallel to Jeremiah's rebuke of false temple trust.
David in 2 Samuel 15:25 refuses to treat the ark as a charm, instead submitting to God's will — contrasting the deceptive trust in the temple.
Isaiah 28:17 says God will sweep away lies with justice — echoes Jeremiah's warning that deceptive words about the temple will be exposed.
Isaiah 57:12 says their righteousness will not profit them — similar to Jeremiah's point that temple rituals without repentance are worthless.
Amos 5:14 calls to seek good rather than trust in empty religious claims — parallel warning against false security.
Romans 2:17 warns against relying on Jewish identity — same misplaced confidence as trusting in the temple.