Deuteronomy 29:20

The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 29:27 directly echoes this verse, describing the LORD's anger kindled against the land bringing all written curses.

Deuteronomy 27:15–26 Historical context

Deuteronomy 27:15-26 lists the specific curses that 'all the curses written in this book' refers to here.

Deuteronomy 28:15–68 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 details the curses that are summarized as 'all the curses written in this book' here.

Deuteronomy 4:24 describes God as a consuming fire and jealous — the same attributes underlying the wrath and zeal here.

Deuteronomy 25:6 provides a law to prevent a name from being blotted out in Israel — opposite of God's threat to blot out here.

Deuteronomy 28:45 shows these same curses coming upon Israel for disobedience — they pursue and overtake until destruction.

Deuteronomy 28:46 adds that the curses become a perpetual sign and wonder against Israel and their descendants.

Deuteronomy 28:59 specifies extraordinary afflictions and lasting sicknesses as part of the curses invoked here.

Deuteronomy 31:17 reveals God's anger kindled, hiding His face, and evils coming — exactly the outcome warned here.

Deuteronomy 32:22 portrays God's anger as a fire burning to Sheol, illustrating the intensity of the anger mentioned here.

Ezekiel 24:14 states God will not relent, have pity, or be sorry — a threefold affirmation of the same unyielding judgment.

Zephaniah 1:18 uses 'fire of his jealousy' to describe the day of the LORD's wrath, similar to the burning zeal here.

In Proverbs 6:34, jealousy makes a man furious and he will not spare — mirroring God's jealousy and refusal to spare in Deuteronomy 29:20.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 declares God is jealous, visiting iniquity — the very basis for the jealousy language used here.

In Jeremiah 13:14, God says 'I will not pity, spare, or have compassion' — a direct verbal parallel to Deuteronomy 29:20's 'will not spare'.

Ezekiel 23:25 has God directing His jealousy against Jerusalem in judgment — directly parallel to the covenant curse.

In Ezekiel 5:11, God says 'my eye will not spare, I will have no pity' — echoing the same determination to not spare in Deuteronomy 29:20.

Ezekiel 7:4 Allusion

Ezekiel 7:4 echoes God's refusal to spare or pity, using identical 'my eye will not spare' language — reinforcing the inevitability of judgment.

Ezekiel 7:9 Allusion

Ezekiel 7:9 repeats the 'no pity' declaration, adding that God strikes — deepening the certainty of wrath.

Ezekiel 8:18 adds that God will not hear their cries, amplifying Deut 29:20's refusal to forgive.

Ezekiel 9:10 parallels the 'no pity' phrase and adds 'I will bring their deeds upon their heads' — explaining divine justice.

Ezekiel 14:8 declares God will set his face against the idolater and cut him off — directly paralleling the blotting out of the name.

Ezekiel 36:5 echoes God's burning zeal against nations, mirroring the divine wrath described here.

Psalm 78:58 Parallel

Psalm 78:58 describes Israel provoking God to anger and jealousy with idols — the same cause-and-effect as the covenant curse.

Nahum 1:2 Related theme

Nahum 1:2 declares God's jealousy and vengeance, reinforcing the theme of divine wrath and zeal.

Romans 8:32 Contrast

Romans 8:32 uses 'did not spare' for God's sacrifice of Christ — a striking contrast: wrath in Deut 29:20, grace here.

Romans 11:21 applies the same principle: God did not spare the natural branches (unbelieving Jews) — a direct parallel warning Gentiles.

Hebrews 12:29 declares 'God is a consuming fire,' grounding the fiery wrath described here in God's nature.

2 Peter 2:4 Parallel

2 Peter 2:4 cites God not sparing fallen angels — a parallel example of divine judgment without exemption.

Exodus 34:14 proclaims God's name is Jealous — directly echoing the 'jealousy' mentioned here as a divine attribute.

Ezekiel 38:19 explicitly echoes 'my jealousy and blazing wrath' — directly paralleling the language of God's jealousy in the covenant curse.

Daniel 9:11 Citation

Daniel 9:11 cites the 'curse and oath written in the Law of Moses' — the very covenant curse described here, now fulfilled in Israel's exile.

In Jeremiah 11:3, the curse for disobeying the covenant is pronounced, directly reinforcing the Deuteronomic context of judgment.

Galatians 3:10 applies the curse of the law to all who rely on works — drawing directly from Deuteronomy's covenant curse context.

Ezekiel 22:21 describes God's wrath as fire that melts His people — the same divine anger threatened in the covenant curse.

In Psalm 109:13, the same curse of having one's name blotted out from posterity is invoked, mirroring the punishment here.

2 Kings 14:27 contrasts by noting God did not blot out Israel's name, while Deuteronomy 29:20 threatens blotting out an individual's name.

Judges 10:7 Historical context

Judges 10:7 again shows the LORD's anger kindled, selling Israel to Philistines and Ammonites — another enacted curse.

Judges 3:8 Historical context

Judges 3:8 repeats the pattern: the LORD's anger kindled, selling Israel into enemy hands, directly fulfilling this warning.

Judges 2:14 Historical context

Judges 2:14 records the LORD's anger kindled, giving Israel to plunderers — a historical fulfillment of this curse.

Joshua 8:34 Historical context

Joshua 8:34 shows Joshua reading all the curses of the law, fulfilling the 'curses written in this book' threatened here.

Numbers 15:30 decrees that defiant sinners must be cut off — a parallel consequence of being blotted out here.

Paul's question about arousing the Lord's jealousy directly alludes to the OT warnings of God's jealous wrath.

Psalm 79:5 Allusion

Psalm 79:5 asks 'Will your jealousy burn like fire?' — mirrors the burning jealousy in this warning.

2 Kings 17:18 describes God's anger and removal of Israel, paralleling the wrath and blotting out in Deuteronomy 29:20.

Ezekiel 5:8 Parallel

In Ezekiel 5:8, God declares He is against Jerusalem and will execute judgments, similar to the direct divine opposition against the covenant breaker.

Psalm 78:50 Parallel

In Psalm 78:50, God's anger is poured out without sparing — the same divine anger that burns against the individual in Deuteronomy 29:20.

Psalm 74:1 Parallel

Psalm 74:1 complains of God's anger smoking against His people — same imagery of burning wrath, but as a communal lament.

Romans 4:15 Parallel

Romans 4:15 states the law brings wrath — the same principle underlying the curse here, linking law-keeping to divine anger.

2 Peter 2:5 Parallel

In 2 Peter 2:5, God's judgment on the ancient world parallels the covenant wrath here — God does not spare the ungodly.