Deuteronomy 28:46

And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

Cross-reference

In Deuteronomy 28:37, Israel becomes a horror and byword among nations — the same outcome described here as a sign and wonder.

In Deuteronomy 28:59, these 'extraordinary afflictions' are the concrete manifestation of the sign and wonder promised in verse 46.

Deuteronomy 29:20 shows the curses written in this book landing on the individual — the same curses that include the sign and wonder of verse 46.

Deuteronomy 29:28 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 29:28 describes the uprooting and exile that fulfill the curse of becoming a sign and wonder among the nations.

Ezekiel 14:8 explicitly makes the disobedient person 'a sign and a byword' — a close parallel to the sign and wonder of Deut 28:46.

In 1 Corinthians 10:11, Paul reveals that these signs were written as examples to warn us, giving purpose to the curses.

Jeremiah 19:8 depicts Jerusalem as a horror to passersby — the very kind of spectacle that the sign and wonder in Deuteronomy warned about.

Jeremiah 25:18 lists desolation, horror, hissing, and curse — language directly echoing the covenantal curses that include being a sign and wonder.

Ezekiel 36:20 shows how the sign and wonder of exile caused God’s name to be profaned among the nations — a consequence of the curse.

Ezekiel 23:32 describes being laughed at and held in derision — the social shame that accompanies the curse of becoming a sign and wonder.

Ezekiel 23:33 speaks of a cup of horror and desolation — the experiential reality behind the sign and wonder of divine judgment.