Deuteronomy 28:15
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 28:2 lists blessings for obedience — the exact opposite of the curses here. This contrast emphasizes the covenant choice.
Deuteronomy 28:45 restates the condition from 28:15 — that disobedience brings all these curses — as a summary within the same chapter.
Deuteronomy 28:58 repeats the conditional warning 'if you are not careful to do all the words of this law' before introducing further curses.
Deuteronomy 27:15-26 lists specific acts that incur a curse — the concrete violations that trigger the general curse declared here.
Deuteronomy 7:13 promises blessings for loving and obeying God — the positive counterpart to the curses for disobedience.
Deuteronomy 11:28 presents the same covenant choice between blessing and curse, providing the earlier foundation for the detailed curses in 28:15.
Deuteronomy 27:26 pronounces a curse on anyone who fails to keep the law, which the curses in 28:15 then elaborate as the consequence for disobedience.
Deuteronomy 29:27 looks back at the curses of ch28 as having been fulfilled when Israel turned from God, showing the outcome of the condition.
Deuteronomy 31:29 predicts future corruption and evil befalling Israel, directly linking to the curse condition established in 28:15.
Deuteronomy 32:23 poetically describes God's judgment as 'heaping disasters' and 'spending arrows' — a vivid picture of the curses from 28:15.
Deuteronomy 29:20 describes God's anger and the curse on an individual who turns away — a later application of this same covenant curse.
In Leviticus 26:14-46, the covenant curses for disobedience parallel and elaborate on the same conditional curse structure.
Galatians 3:10 quotes this curse from the Law, arguing that relying on works places one under the curse.
In Malachi 2:2, God threatens to curse the priests' blessings if they disobey, mirroring the conditional curse formula of Deuteronomy.
In Daniel 9:11-13, Daniel explicitly cites the curses written in the Law of Moses (Deuteronomy) as having been fulfilled in Israel's exile.
In Lamentations 2:17, the writer acknowledges that God has fulfilled the curse threats from Deuteronomy, confirming the covenant warning.
Jeremiah 35:17 states disaster came because Judah did not listen—fulfilling the curse condition from Deuteronomy 28:15.
Isaiah 43:28 pronounces God delivering Jacob to destruction and reviling, a direct fulfillment of the covenant curses for disobedience.
Isaiah 63:10 describes rebellion causing God to become Israel's enemy—the same consequence as the curses in Deuteronomy 28:15.
Jeremiah 2:17 attributes Israel's suffering to their own forsaking of God—directly echoing the cause-effect of Deuteronomy 28:15.
Jeremiah 11:3 directly quotes the curse from Deuteronomy 28:15—cursing anyone who disobeys the covenant.
Jeremiah 11:8 recounts that because Israel disobeyed, God brought the covenant curses—exactly as warned in Deuteronomy 28:15.
Jeremiah 13:19 depicts Judah's exile—a direct fulfillment of the curses threatened in Deuteronomy 28:15 for disobedience.
Jeremiah 26:4 repeats the conditional warning of Deuteronomy 28:15—'If you will not listen, disaster follows.'
Jeremiah 32:23 explicitly ties disobedience to disaster, mirroring the cause-effect of Deuteronomy 28:15.
Judges 6:1 shows Israel's evil leading to oppression by Midian, a specific instance of the curse pattern from Deuteronomy 28.
In Jeremiah 36:31, this directly applies the Deuteronomic curses to Judah for not listening, fulfilling the covenant warnings.
In Jeremiah 42:16, sword and famine overtake those who flee to Egypt, fulfilling the specific curses from Deuteronomy.
In Lamentations 1:5, this describes the curses realized: enemies rule, children captive, due to transgressions.
Joshua 23:15 cites the Deuteronomic curse promise, warning that just as good things were fulfilled, so will the evil curses come.
In Daniel 9:13, this explicitly cites the Law of Moses, acknowledging that disaster came exactly as written.
In Zechariah 1:6, the fathers repent after experiencing the curses, confirming that God's words overtook them as warned.
Luke 21:22 says the coming destruction fulfills 'all that is written,' directly referencing Deuteronomy's covenant curses.
Judges 2:15 records the fulfillment of the curses — the LORD's hand against Israel as He had warned — directly referencing the covenant curse.
Psalm 119:21 states God rebukes and curses those who wander from his commandments, echoing the same principle.
Nehemiah 1:7 confesses not keeping the commandments Moses gave, which is the exact condition invoking the curses.
Ezra 9:7 confesses that great guilt led to sword, captivity, and plunder—exactly the curses promised.
Ezra 5:12 directly attributes the exile to provoking God, matching the curse condition in Deuteronomy.
In 2 Chronicles 36:17, the Babylonian invasion fulfills the covenant curse of enemy conquest for disobedience.
2 Chronicles 34:21 shows Josiah recognizing that the great wrath is due to not keeping God's word — a direct reference to these curses.
2 Chronicles 29:8 attributes the wrath on Judah to their fathers' disobedience, echoing the covenant curse theme.
2 Chronicles 28:6 notes that Pekah killed many in Judah because they forsook the Lord — an example of curses for disobedience.
2 Chronicles 12:5 states that because Rehoboam forsook God, God forsook them to Shishak — a direct consequence of disobedience.
2 Chronicles 7:19 repeats the conditional warning: turning away from God's statutes brings removal from the land.
2 Kings 22:16 announces disaster on Judah because they forsook God — directly fulfilling the curses warned about here.
1 Samuel 12:15 echoes this same conditional threat — if you disobey, the Lord's hand will be against you.
Malachi 3:9 declares the whole nation cursed for robbing God, directly linking to Deuteronomy's covenant curse for disobedience.
In Romans 2:8, Paul describes God's wrath on those who disobey, applying the same principle of divine retribution to all people.
Numbers 32:15 warns that turning away will leave Israel in the wilderness — similar conditional consequence for disobedience.
In Zephaniah 3:2, the refusal to heed instruction is the root cause of the curses, linking disobedience to judgment.
Numbers 32:23 says 'your sin will find you out' — a principle that sin inevitably brings consequences, echoing the curse here.
In Romans 2:9, tribulation for evildoers echoes the curses for disobedience, but in a universal judgment context.
Isaiah 24:6 describes a curse devouring the earth due to guilt, echoing the covenant curse theme on a global scale.
Genesis 4:11 curses Cain for murder — an earlier example of divine curse for sin, though on an individual rather than a nation.
Proverbs 3:33 gives the general principle that the LORD's curse is on the wicked, underlying the covenant curses.
Isaiah 3:11 pronounces woe on the wicked for their deeds — a prophetic echo of the principle that disobedience brings disaster.