"Cruel were the mockings he was called upon to endure. His sensitive soul was pierced through and through by the arrows of derision hurled at him by those who despised his messages and made light of his burden for their conversion. “I was a derision to all my people,” he declared, “and their song all the day.” “I am in derision daily, everyone mocketh me.” “All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.” Lamentations 3:14 ; Jeremiah 20:7, 10 . PK 420.1"
"I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day."
Ellen White directly references Lamentations 3:14 in this passage.
"But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people."
Both passages describe the experience of being mocked, reproached, and despised by others. The shared theme of suffering and humiliation makes this a valid parallel.
"But the faithful prophet was daily strengthened to endure. “The Lord is with me as a mighty terrible One,” he declared in faith; “therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be really ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.” “Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for He hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.” Jeremiah 20:11, 13 . PK 420.2"
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
Both passages express trust in God for protection and deliverance from enemies. While not a direct quote, the sentiment and theme are clearly echoed.
"The experiences through which Jeremiah passed in the days of his youth and also in the later years of his ministry, taught him the lesson that “the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.” He learned to pray, “O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in Thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing.” Jeremiah 10:23, 24 . PK 420.3"
"O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."
EGW directly quotes Jeremiah 10:23 and references Jeremiah 10:24, making this a clear and explicit allusion.