Deuteronomy 28:18

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Cross-references

In Deuteronomy 28:4, the same items are blessed — opposite of the curse here on fruit of womb, ground, and herds.

In Deuteronomy 28:32, the curse on fruit of the womb is realized: children taken captive and parents powerless.

In Deuteronomy 28:53, 'fruit of your womb' repeats as a curse of cannibalism — the extreme outcome of this curse.

In Leviticus 26:20, the land yields no increase and trees no fruit — directly echoing the curse on fruit of the ground.

In Job 18:16-19, Bildad describes the wicked's roots drying up and no offspring — mirroring the curse on fruit of womb and ground.

In Psalm 109:9-15, the psalmist curses the wicked with childlessness and begging — similar to the curse on fruit of womb in Deuteronomy 28:18.

Lamentations 2:11 Prophetic fulfillment

In Lamentations 2:11, infants faint in the streets as Jerusalem falls — a vivid fulfillment of the curse on children and produce.

Lamentations 2:12 Prophetic fulfillment

In Lamentations 2:12, children cry for bread and faint — directly illustrating the curse on fruit of the ground and womb.

Lamentations 2:20 Prophetic fulfillment

In Lamentations 2:20, women eat the fruit of their womb — a horrifying echo of the curse on fruit of the womb in Deuteronomy 28:18.

In Hosea 9:11-14, Ephraim loses birth, pregnancy, and children — a clear parallel to the curse on fruit of womb and herds.

In Habakkuk 3:17, the same failed crops and livestock are listed, but as grounds for trusting God despite the curse.

Jeremiah 15:7 echoes the curse on offspring and land from Deut 28:18, depicting God winnowing and bereaving His people.

Lamentations 2:22 describes the curse's fulfillment — enemies destroy the children raised, mirroring the curse on fruit of the womb.

Luke 23:29 Contrast

In Luke 23:29, Jesus declares barrenness blessed in coming judgment — reversing the curse on fruit of the womb here.