Judges 10:14
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 32:37 mocks, 'Where are their gods?' — exactly the challenge in 'let them save you', highlighting the futility of false gods.
Deuteronomy 32:38 says 'Let them rise up and help you' — a direct parallel to 'let them save you', emphasizing the same ironic taunt.
1 Kings 18:27 has Elijah mocking Baal with 'Cry aloud, for he is a god' — mirrors God's sarcasm in telling Israel to cry to their gods.
In 2 Kings 3:13, Elisha similarly tells the king to go to his father’s prophets, mirroring God's dismissal of Israel to their false gods.
In Jeremiah 2:28, God says 'Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble!' — a direct verbal echo of Judges 10:14.
In Isaiah 44:9, idol-makers and their idols are worthless — reinforcing the point that the gods Israel chose cannot save.
In Isaiah 57:13, 'let your collection of idols save you' directly echoes God's command for Israel to cry to their false gods — a clear parallel.
Jeremiah 11:12 directly echoes the same judgment — Israel cries to their gods, but they cannot save them in trouble.
Ezekiel 8:18 shows God refusing to hear their cries — same principle as telling them to cry to other gods.
Ezekiel 20:39 parallels the same command — God tells Israel to go serve their idols if they won't listen.
In Proverbs 1:25-27, wisdom rejects those who ignored her call, just as God rejects Israel's cry after they chose other gods.
In Isaiah 10:3, the rhetorical question 'To whom will you flee for help?' echoes the futility of crying to false gods in distress.
Jeremiah 16:11 explains the reason for judgment — forsaking God for other gods — which is the background of the taunt in Judges 10:14.