Deuteronomy 32:23
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 32:42, the same arrows are described as drunk with blood, expanding on the judgment scene from v23.
Deuteronomy 28:15 introduces the covenant curses that 'come on you,' directly paralleling the 'heap calamities' promised here—same context of disobedience and judgment.
Ezekiel 14:21 specifies God's 'four disastrous acts' — sword, famine, wild beasts, pestilence — directly paralleling the 'disasters' in Deuteronomy 32:23.
Ezekiel 5:16 explicitly calls famine 'deadly arrows' — a direct echo of the 'arrows' (disasters) God threatens in Deuteronomy 32:23.
Lamentations 3:13 speaks of God's arrows entering the speaker — the same arrow-of-judgment image used in Deuteronomy 32:23.
Psalm 7:12 portrays God whetting his sword and bending his bow — the same weapon imagery as the 'arrows' of judgment in Deuteronomy 32:23.
Psalm 7:13 describes God's 'fiery shafts' — directly matching the 'arrows' of disaster in Deuteronomy 32:23, a strong thematic link.
In Psalm 18:14, God shoots arrows and lightning to rout enemies — directly parallels the arrow imagery of judgment in v23.
In Psalm 144:6, God shoots arrows to rout enemies — closely parallels the arrow imagery of judgment in v23.
In Psalm 64:7, God shoots arrows at the wicked — a direct parallel to the arrow judgment described in v23.
In Job 6:4, Job uses the same metaphor of God's arrows piercing him, echoing the divine judgment language of v23.
In 2 Samuel 22:15, God shoots arrows to scatter enemies — a close parallel to the arrow imagery of judgment in v23.
Leviticus 26:18 threatens punishment 'seven times over' for persistent sin, echoing the 'heap calamities' in this verse—both escalate judgment for disobedience.
In Jeremiah 15:2, God's judgments of pestilence, sword, famine, and captivity mirror the 'disasters' heaped in Deuteronomy 32:23.
Jeremiah 15:3 lists four destroyers (sword, dogs, birds, beasts) as God's agents of judgment, echoing the 'arrows' (disasters) of Deuteronomy 32:23.
Ezekiel 7:26 describes 'disaster after disaster' — directly echoing the heaping of disasters in this verse.
Leviticus 26:24 says God will 'strike you seven times' for sin, similar to the heaped calamities here—both describe multiplied divine punishment.