Deuteronomy 28:48
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 17:4 echoes the threat of serving enemies in an unknown land, adding that this kindles God's anger.
Matthew 11:29 offers a gentle yoke from Christ, contrasting sharply with the harsh yoke of iron in Deut 28:48 — law vs grace.
Ezekiel 17:12 interprets the allegory: Babylon taking Jerusalem's leaders—a concrete fulfillment of the curse.
Ezekiel 4:17 adds that lack of bread and water leads to wasting away due to iniquity, mirroring the destruction in Deut 28:48.
Lamentations 5:2-6 depicts the curse's reality: foreign oppressors, hunger, and necks under pursuers.
Jeremiah 44:27 declares God watching over them for disaster by sword and famine—same judgment as the curse.
Jeremiah 44:22 describes desolation as a result of evil deeds, matching the curse's outcome in Deut 28:48.
Jeremiah 44:18 claims lack came from stopping idolatry—reversing the cause-effect of the Deuteronomic curse.
Jeremiah 28:14 explicitly states 'I have put a yoke of iron on the neck' of nations to serve Nebuchadnezzar — a clear fulfillment of the curse.
Jeremiah 28:13 contrasts wooden yokes broken by a false prophet with the iron yoke God imposes, reinforcing the iron yoke from Deut 28:48.
Jeremiah 27:13 warns of sword, famine, and pestilence if they refuse to serve Babylon, echoing the consequences of the curse.
Jeremiah 27:12 uses the same yoke imagery, commanding Judah to serve Babylon's king — exactly what Deut 28:48 threatened.
Jeremiah 5:19 restates the same curse: serving foreigners in a foreign land as punishment for forsaking God.
Isaiah 47:6 describes God giving Israel into enemy hands with a heavy yoke, a direct historical fulfillment of the iron yoke curse.
Nehemiah 9:35-37 confesses that not serving God led to bondage — directly echoing the warning here.
2 Chronicles 12:8 shows Israel serving foreign kings to learn the difference — fulfilling the 'serve enemies' curse.
Isaiah 14:3 promises rest from hard service — the opposite of the iron yoke and servitude threatened in Deuteronomy 28:48.
In Judges 6:2, Midian's oppression forces Israel into hiding, embodying the curse of being delivered to enemies.
Ezekiel 16:27 speaks of diminished portion and delivery to enemies — a direct outworking of the curse in Deuteronomy 28:48.
In Judges 15:11, Judah admits Philistines rule over them, a direct instance of the curse of enemy domination.
Lamentations 5:5 speaks of pursuers at our necks and no rest — echoing the iron yoke and relentless servitude of Deuteronomy 28:48.
Lamentations 5:4 depicts paying for water and wood — a clear example of the desperate lack promised in Deuteronomy 28:48.
In 1 Kings 8:33, Solomon's prayer assumes defeat before enemies due to sin, directly referencing this curse.
Lamentations 1:14 describes a yoke bound on the neck and strength failing — a direct realization of the iron yoke curse from Deuteronomy 28:48.
In 2 Kings 15:37, the Lord sending Rezin and Pekah against Judah is a direct fulfillment of the curse.
In 2 Kings 21:14, God declares He will abandon Israel to enemies, echoing the curse's language of deliverance to foes.
2 Chronicles 24:24 shows God delivering a great army into enemy hands as judgment for forsaking Him — the same pattern of servitude to enemies as the curse.
2 Chronicles 36:20 records the Babylonian exile — the people become servants to enemies in a foreign land, directly fulfilling the curse of serving with an iron yoke.
Nehemiah 9:36 confesses that the people are slaves in the promised land — exactly the condition described in the curse of serving enemies.
Nehemiah 9:37 continues — foreign kings rule over them and take the land's produce, a direct outcome of the curse of serving enemies with lack.
Psalm 106:41 recounts God giving Israel into the hands of nations who rule over them — directly echoing the curse of serving enemies.
Isaiah 1:7 describes foreign invasion and land devoured — a direct fulfillment of serving enemies in lack from Deuteronomy 28:48.
Judges 3:14 records Israel serving Eglon of Moab for 18 years — a historical example of the servitude curse from Deut 28:48.
Jeremiah 44:17 records people claiming prosperity from idolatry—opposite to the curse's threatened deprivation.
Leviticus 26:38 says Israel will perish among enemies, similar to the destruction promised in Deut 28:48 — a parallel covenant curse.
Ezekiel 4:16 shows the same curse of scarcity — bread eaten by weight and water by measure — as judgment for Jerusalem's sin.
Ezekiel 19:13 depicts being planted in a dry, thirsty wilderness — the physical deprivation echoing Deuteronomy 28:48's hunger and thirst.