Deuteronomy 28:37
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 28:46 repeats the same judgment as 'a sign and a wonder'—reinforcing the warning within the same context.
Deuteronomy 29:22-28 describes the land's desolation as a warning, reinforcing the byword curse.
Zechariah 8:13 contrasts the former curse with future blessing—showing this promise of restoration reverses the byword.
Jeremiah 24:9 replicates the phrase 'proverb and a curse' as a direct fulfillment of this covenant curse on Judah.
In Psalm 44:14, the psalmist laments that God has made Israel a byword—echoing the very curse described here.
Psalm 44:13 laments being a reproach to neighbors, reflecting the byword curse from Deuteronomy.
2 Chronicles 7:20 repeats the same curse, warning that Israel will become a byword.
1 Kings 9:8 describes the temple's ruin causing passersby to hiss, fulfilling the byword curse.
1 Kings 9:7 directly echoes the warning that Israel will become a byword if they disobey.
In Psalm 69:11, the psalmist uses the same 'proverb' language, echoing the byword curse from a personal lament.
In Psalm 79:4, the lament describes Israel as a 'reproach' and 'scorn' — directly echoing the byword status.
In Psalm 89:41, the king becomes a 'reproach' to neighbors, mirroring the byword curse on Israel.
In Jeremiah 23:40, God promises 'everlasting reproach' — a direct parallel to the perpetual byword curse.
In Jeremiah 51:41, Babylon becomes 'an astonishment' — the same word used for Israel's curse here.
In Ezekiel 5:14, God makes Jerusalem 'a reproach among the nations' — directly echoing the byword curse.
In Ezekiel 14:8, God makes a man 'a sign and a proverb' — the same proverb language as the national curse.
Ezekiel 23:32 describes Judah being 'laughed to scorn and had in derision'—the same fate as in the covenant curse.
Ezekiel 36:3 says Israel became 'an infamy of the people' and 'taken up in the lips of talkers', echoing the curse of being a byword.
Joel 2:17 pleads for God to spare Israel from being a reproach among the nations—a variation on the byword curse.
Leviticus 26:32 warns that the land itself will become an astonishment—mirroring the national shame of Deut 28:37.