Deuteronomy 28:33

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 28:30 lists personal curses of loss and violation, paralleling the covenant curse of oppression and stolen produce.

Deuteronomy 28:51 repeats the image of an enemy consuming all produce and livestock until destruction, mirroring this curse.

Deuteronomy 28:29 speaks of oppression and robbery, a related curse within the same passage about covenant disobedience.

Nehemiah 9:37 describes the land's yield going to foreign kings who rule over them, a specific fulfillment of this curse.

Jeremiah 5:17 details enemies eating harvest, food, and flocks, explicitly enacting this curse on Israel.

Isaiah 1:7 Allusion

Isaiah 1:7 says foreigners devour the land in your sight, using the same prophetic judgment imagery as this curse.

Zechariah 7:14 describes scattering among nations they do not know, directly fulfilling the curse of being consumed by a foreign nation.

Hosea 8:7 Allusion

In Hosea 8:7, if grain yields, strangers devour it — a direct echo of the curse that foreigners consume Israel's harvest.

Hosea 5:11 Allusion

In Hosea 5:11, Ephraim is oppressed and crushed in judgment — the same language as the curse, showing its fulfillment.

Isaiah 62:8 Contrast

In Isaiah 62:8, God swears enemies will no longer consume Israel's grain and wine — directly reversing the curse.

In Ecclesiastes 6:2, a stranger enjoys the wealth a man cannot use — directly mirroring the curse of foreigners consuming Israel's labor.

Psalm 109:11 curses the wicked with strangers plundering all he has—directly echoing the threat of foreigners consuming one's labor.

Job 5:5 Parallel

Job 5:5 describes the hungry devouring the wicked's harvest—mirroring the curse of strangers consuming the labor of one's hands.

1 Samuel 23:1 Historical context

1 Samuel 23:1 reports Philistines plundering threshing floors—a specific example of strangers eating the produce of Israel's labor.

Judges 6:4 Historical context

Judges 6:4 depicts Midianites destroying Israel's crops and livestock—a direct fulfillment of the curse of foreigners consuming the land's produce.

Nehemiah 9:36 confesses being slaves in the land and unable to enjoy its fruit, echoing the curse of foreign oppression.

Isaiah 5:17 Allusion

In Isaiah 5:17, lambs graze where crops once grew — a vivid image of the land's produce being consumed by others, echoing the curse.

In Lamentations 1:15, the Lord crushes Judah's young men with an enemy army — a fulfillment of the curse of foreign oppression.

Isaiah 8:21 Allusion

In Isaiah 8:21, the people face hunger and distress due to invasion — a direct consequence of foreigners consuming their harvest.

Psalm 106:41 recounts God handing Israel over to hostile nations—a summary of the curse's fulfillment through foreign rule.

Amos 4:1 Parallel

Amos 4:1 condemns those who oppress and crush the needy, echoing the 'oppressed and crushed' language of this curse.