Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 4:5 uses the exact same call to assemble and flee into fortified cities, echoing the earlier warning.
Jeremiah 4:6 also warns of disaster from the north and urges flight to strongholds, reinforcing the same impending judgment.
In Jeremiah 9:15, the same prophecy of drinking poisoned water is repeated. It reinforces the judgment theme with identical imagery.
Jeremiah 23:15 again uses 'drink poisoned water' for the prophets, directly echoing the judgment on the people in 8:14. Strong verbal link.
In Jeremiah 6:25, the same terror and destruction from the north is described — reinforcing the danger that drives the call to flee here.
In Jeremiah 34:7, Lachish and Azekah are the last fortified cities standing — the same 'fortified cities' refuge is being sought here.
Jeremiah 35:11 describes the Rechabites fleeing to Jerusalem from Babylonian armies — a similar strategic retreat for safety.
Numbers 5:18-24 describes the bitter water of cursing for unfaithfulness — the same imagery Jeremiah uses for God's judgment on Israel's sin.
Lamentations 3:19 recalls 'bitterness and gall' — the same poison metaphor used in Jeremiah for God's judgment. Strong thematic and authorial link.
In Deuteronomy 32:33, the same poisonous 'wine of dragons' and 'venom of asps' imagery is used for God's judgment against Israel's enemies.
In Lamentations 2:10, elders sit in silence and mourn, echoing Jeremiah 8:14's call to sit silently in fortified cities under judgment.
In Matthew 27:34, Jesus is offered 'wine mixed with gall' — echoing the 'poisoned water' of judgment Jeremiah's people are given to drink.
In Zechariah 12:2, Jerusalem becomes a 'cup of trembling' — a parallel cup-of-judgment image to the water of gall in Jeremiah 8:14.
2 Kings 7:4 shows the same logic: staying means certain death, so risking a move is the only option — a parallel dilemma.
Psalm 69:21 speaks of receiving gall for food — a similar concept of bitter drink as suffering. Both use bitterness as a metaphor for divine affliction.
In Nahum 3:11, Nineveh is made drunk from God's wrath — a similar judgment-drink metaphor as the water of gall in Jeremiah 8:14.
Deuteronomy 32:32 likens Israel's enemies to a vine of poison. Jeremiah applies similar poison imagery to God's own judgment on Israel.