Psalm 78:57

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

Cross-reference

Psalm 78:8 Contrast

Psalm 78:8 warns against being like the stubborn fathers — verse 57 shows they became just like them, turning back treacherously.

Psalm 78:10-37 details the wilderness rebellions — the same pattern of treachery that verse 57 summarizes as 'turned back like their fathers'.

Psalm 78:41 Parallel

Psalm 78:41 describes them testing God again, directly parallel to the treachery in verse 57.

Psalm 44:18 Contrast

Psalm 44:18 asserts 'our heart has not turned back', directly opposing the treachery of turning back described here.

Psalm 101:3 Parallel

Psalm 101:3 expresses hatred for those who fall away, the same kind of treachery depicted here.

Psalm 119:118 says God spurns those who go astray, matching the judgment implied for the deceitful bow here.

Judges 3:5-7 shows Israel's pattern of intermarriage and idolatry — the same treacherous turning back described here as 'like their fathers'.

Judges 3:12 Parallel

Judges 3:12 records Israel again doing evil — the repeated treachery that Psalm 78:57 summarizes as 'turned back and acted treacherously'.

Hosea 7:16 Allusion

Hosea 7:16 uses the exact same 'treacherous bow' metaphor for Israel's unfaithfulness — a direct parallel to the twisted bow in Psalm 78:57.

Ezekiel 20:28 describes Israel's idolatry on high hills — the concrete form of the treacherous turning back mentioned in Psalm 78:57.

Hebrews 8:9 Parallel

Hebrews 8:9 recalls the broken covenant when Israel did not continue in God's ways, mirroring the treachery described here.

Numbers 32:14 rebukes a new generation for repeating their fathers' sins — the same pattern of treachery described in Psalm 78:57 as 'like their fathers'.

Hosea 11:7 Allusion

Hosea 11:7 says the people are bent on turning away, echoing the deceitful bow imagery of being twisted from God.

Jeremiah 11:10 describes Israel turning back to their fathers' sins, directly paralleling the treachery and turning back here.

Nehemiah 9:26 recounts Israel's rebellion and rejection of God's law, directly echoing the treachery and turning back here.

1 Samuel 15:11 uses 'turned back from following me' for Saul's disobedience — the same phrase as the treacherous turning in Psalm 78:57.

Deuteronomy 9:12 describes Israel's quick turn to idolatry with the golden calf — the same treacherous turning back that Psalm 78:57 condemns.

Malachi 3:6 Contrast

Malachi 3:6 declares God's unchanging nature, contrasting with the people's treacherous turning back here.