Deuteronomy 28:45

Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 28:5 is a blessing (basket and store), opposite to the curses that overtake in 28:45.

Deuteronomy 28:15 introduces the same conditional curse structure: if not obey, curses come upon you, identical to 28:45.

In Deuteronomy 28:2, blessings overtake the obedient, contrasting with the curses that overtake the disobedient here.

In Deuteronomy 11:27, the blessing for obedience contrasts with the curses here for disobedience — two sides of the covenant.

In Deuteronomy 11:28, the curse for disobedience is stated — the same conditional covenant logic applied here.

Deuteronomy 29:20 applies the same covenant curses to an individual, echoing the collective curse in 28:45.

Deuteronomy 29:21 continues the same theme: separation and curses from the covenant, parallel to 28:45.

Lamentations 2:15–17 Historical context

Lamentations 2:15-17 shows the mockery and the Lord carrying out His word — the historical fulfillment of these covenant curses.

Ezekiel 7:15 repeats the triad of sword, famine, and pestilence — the specific judgments from the covenant curses here.

Jeremiah 24:10 lists sword, famine, and pestilence — the very plagues promised here as curses for disobedience.

Jeremiah 24:9 applies the curse of becoming a horror, reproach, and curse — a clear outworking of the covenant curses detailed here.

Isaiah 65:15 says the disobedient will become a curse — directly echoing the covenant curse of becoming a byword and curse in Deut 28:37.

Isaiah 1:20 Parallel

Isaiah 1:20 warns that refusal leads to the sword — the same judgment for disobedience as the curses outlined here.

Ezekiel 14:21 adds wild beasts to sword, famine, and pestilence — amplifying the covenant curses sent for disobedience.

Leviticus 26:28 describes God's fury and multiplied chastisement, parallel to the curses pursuing in 28:45.

2 Kings 17:20 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 17:20 records the fulfillment: God rejected Israel and gave them to plunderers, directly executing the curse of destruction promised here.

In Zechariah 1:6, God's words 'overtook' the fathers — the same covenant curses described here came to pass as a warning.

In Jeremiah 42:16, sword and famine 'overtake' those who disobey — directly echoing the overtaking curses here.

Jeremiah 25:9 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 25:9, judgment through Babylon fulfills the covenant curse of destruction and desolation warned here.

Proverbs 13:21 states a general principle: disaster pursues sinners — matching the curses here that pursue the disobedient, but not covenant-specific.

In Psalm 119:21, the accursed are those who wander from God's commandments — echoing the covenant curse here.