Deuteronomy 28:16

Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:3-14 lists blessings for obedience, forming the direct opposite of the curse on city and field.

Deuteronomy 28:55 describes cannibalism during siege, an extreme curse within the same chapter that intensifies the curse introduced in verse 16.

In Deuteronomy 28:18, the curse is specified: fruit of womb, ground, herds—expanding on the general curse on city and field here.

Deuteronomy 27:15 is another covenant curse, specifically against idolatry, from the same broader curse list as 28:16.

Jeremiah 9:11 foretells Jerusalem becoming ruins and desolation, a vivid depiction of the curse on the city.

Amos 4:6-9 lists famine, drought, blight, and locusts — multiple covenant curses that directly correspond to Deuteronomy 28.

Haggai 1:9-11 explicitly links drought and crop failure to neglect of God's house — a direct application of the Deuteronomic curse.

Lamentations 4:1–13 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 4:1-13 describes siege horrors and starving children, aligning with the curses in Deuteronomy 28:16.

Lamentations 2:11-22 depicts the suffering and starvation in Jerusalem, matching the curses of Deuteronomy 28:16 and its context.

Lamentations 1:1 portrays Jerusalem's lonely desolation, a vivid realization of the curse on the city from Deuteronomy 28:16.

Jeremiah 44:22 describes the land becoming a desolation and a curse due to idolatry, fulfilling the covenant curse of Deuteronomy 28:16.

Jeremiah 26:6 warns the temple and city will become a curse, directly echoing the curse on city and field in Deuteronomy 28:16.

Jeremiah 14:18 pairs city and field with judgment – the same two locations cursed in Deuteronomy.

Jeremiah 14:2-5 describes drought and cracked ground – a vivid parallel to the curse on the field in Deuteronomy.

Isaiah 24:6-12 describes a curse consuming the land and city, closely echoing the curse on city and field in Deuteronomy.

1 Kings 17:1 announces a drought as judgment – exactly the kind of curse on the field threatened here.

Haggai 2:17 Allusion

Haggai 2:17 names blight, mildew, and hail — the same specific plagues listed in Deuteronomy 28:22 as covenant curses.

Genesis 4:12 says the ground will no longer yield strength – directly parallels the agricultural curse on the field in Deuteronomy.

Malachi 2:2 Parallel

Malachi 2:2 threatens to curse blessings if priests disobey, using the same conditional curse language as Deuteronomy 28:16.

Joel 1:8-18 laments widespread ruin of crops and vines, providing a detailed picture of the curse on the land.

Genesis 3:17 curses the ground due to Adam's sin, a prototype of the land curse in Deuteronomy 28:16.

Malachi 4:6 Parallel

Malachi 4:6 warns of a curse on the land if hearts are not turned, echoing the covenant curse theme of Deuteronomy 28:16.

Joel 2:3 Parallel

Joel 2:3 portrays the land turned from Eden to desolation — a vivid image of the curse on the field.

Joel 1:4 Parallel

Joel 1:4 describes locust devastation — a specific agricultural curse that echoes the general curse on city and field.

Genesis 4:11 curses Cain 'from the ground' – a specific case of the broader curse on field and harvest here.

Genesis 3:18 adds thorns and thistles to the ground curse, similar to the agricultural curse on the field in Deuteronomy 28:16.

Genesis 5:29 mentions the ground cursed from Adam's fall – a different curse but similar language of cursed ground.