Deuteronomy 28:35

The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

Cross-reference

In Deuteronomy 28:27, the same curse of boils and tumors appears earlier, reinforcing the comprehensive affliction described here.

Job 2:7 Allusion

In Job 2:7, Satan afflicts Job with painful sores 'from sole to crown'—identical language to this curse, showing Job's suffering as an example.

Isaiah 1:6 Allusion

In Isaiah 1:6, the same 'sole to head' description portrays Israel's spiritual condition as fulfilling this curse.

Exodus 9:9 Parallel

In Exodus 9:9, the plague of boils on Egypt is the historical precedent for this curse, using the same term.

In 2 Samuel 14:25, Absalom is blemish-free 'from head to foot'—the opposite condition, highlighting contrast with this curse.

In Leviticus 26:16, wasting diseases are among covenant curses, a broader category that includes boils—moderate parallel.

2 Chronicles 26:20 shows leprosy breaking out on Uzziah as divine judgment, similar to the boils curse — both are skin afflictions from God.