Deuteronomy 28:54
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
Cross-references
In Deuteronomy 28:56, the same 'evil eye' toward family is applied to the delicate woman, mirroring the man's behavior in this curse.
In Deuteronomy 15:9, the same 'evil eye' idiom warns against stinginess toward the poor — here it's directed even at family during siege.
Psalm 103:13 highlights God's fatherly compassion — in sharp contrast to the siege father who lacks all compassion for his own.
Proverbs 23:6 uses the same 'evil eye' idiom to describe a stingy man — the same heart condition as the siege victim.
Proverbs 28:22 calls the stingy man 'evil of eye' — reinforcing the character trait seen in the siege.
Isaiah 49:15 asks if a mother can forget her child — contrasting God's unwavering compassion with the siege father's abandonment.
Matthew 7:9-11 portrays even sinful human fathers giving good gifts — a stark contrast to the siege father who withholds food from his own.
In Matthew 20:15, Jesus uses the same 'evil eye' idiom — 'Is your eye evil?' — to challenge selfishness with generosity.
In Luke 11:11-13, God as a generous Father contrasts sharply with the father who withholds from his own children in this curse.
In Lamentations 4:5, those who ate delicately are desolate — echoing the reversal of fortune for the delicate man in this verse.
Micah 7:5 warns against trusting even your wife — parallel to the breakdown of family bonds in the siege, though the cause differs.
In Mark 7:22, Jesus lists 'an evil eye' as a sin from within — showing this selfish attitude is a universal moral evil.