Deuteronomy 28:36
The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 28:64 repeats the same curse—scattering among nations and serving other gods—reinforcing the warning.
Deuteronomy 4:28 warns of serving lifeless idols in exile, echoing the same penalty for disobedience.
Deuteronomy 29:28 describes the LORD uprooting them to another land in wrath—same exile theme.
Ezekiel 12:13 adds the prince being caught and taken to Babylon, fulfilling the curse of exile and judgment.
Lamentations 4:20 mourns the capture of the anointed king, reflecting the tragic fulfillment of the curse that the king would be taken.
Jeremiah 52:8-11 recounts Zedekiah's capture, blinding, and imprisonment in Babylon, another detailed fulfillment of the curse on the king.
Jeremiah 39:5-7 records King Zedekiah's capture and deportation to Babylon, directly fulfilling the curse that the king would be taken.
Jeremiah 22:24-27 pronounces judgment on King Jehoiachin, taken to Babylon and dying there, fulfilling the curse on the king.
Jeremiah 22:12 adds that the exiled king will die in that foreign land, never returning—a specific fulfillment of the curse.
Jeremiah 16:13 uses nearly identical language about serving other gods in a foreign land, confirming the curse.
Isaiah 39:7 prophesies Hezekiah's sons taken to Babylon as eunuchs, echoing the curse of being taken away to serve foreign gods.
2 Chronicles 36:20 describes the deportation to Babylon, directly fulfilling the threat of being carried away to a foreign nation.
2 Chronicles 36:6 describes Jehoiakim bound and taken to Babylon, directly fulfilling the curse of exile for the king and people.
2 Chronicles 33:11 tells of Manasseh being taken captive to Babylon, fulfilling the curse that the king would be exiled.
2 Kings 25:11 records the mass deportation of the people to Babylon, directly fulfilling the curse of being driven to a foreign nation.
2 Kings 25:7 shows Zedekiah’s sons killed, his eyes put out, and he is taken to Babylon — a vivid fulfillment of the exile curse.
2 Kings 25:6 describes the capture of Zedekiah, the king, fulfilling the curse that the king would be driven away.
2 Kings 24:12-15 records Jehoiachin and nobles taken to Babylon, fulfilling the curse of exile and removal of the king.
In 2 Kings 17:4-6, the Assyrian captivity of Israel directly fulfills the curse of being driven to a foreign nation.
In 2 Chronicles 7:19, God warns Solomon that serving other gods will lead to being uprooted from the land, echoing this curse.
In 2 Chronicles 6:36, Solomon's prayer mirrors this curse, acknowledging that captivity will follow sin.
2 Kings 25:21 records the Babylonian exile of Judah, fulfilling the curse that they would be brought to a foreign nation.
Jeremiah 9:16 directly quotes this curse, declaring that God will scatter them to unknown nations as punishment.
Jeremiah 15:14 echoes this curse, saying they will serve enemies in an unknown land because of God's anger.
2 Kings 17:6 records the Assyrian exile of Israel, the direct historical fulfillment of this curse.
Jeremiah 52:27 records Judah's deportation to Babylon, fulfilling the curse of foreign captivity.
Lamentations 2:9 laments the fall of Jerusalem and loss of kings and law, echoing the exile curse.
In 1 Kings 14:15, Ahijah prophesies Israel's exile beyond the Euphrates, directly fulfilling the curse of serving foreign gods.
Ezekiel 11:9 announces God will hand them over to foreigners, mirroring the curse of exile.
In 1 Kings 8:46, Solomon's prayer anticipates this curse, acknowledging that exile will come when Israel sins.