Exodus 22:24

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Cross-references

Exodus 32:10 echoes the same phrase 'my wrath will burn' — God's anger against Israel's sin parallels the threat against oppressors.

Job 27:13-15 says the wicked's children are destined for the sword and widows do not weep, directly echoing Exodus's sword and widowhood.

Psalm 69:24 Parallel

Psalm 69:24 prays for God's burning anger to overtake enemies, matching the divine wrath described here.

Psalm 76:7 Parallel

Psalm 76:7 asks who can stand when God's anger is kindled, echoing the unleashed wrath in this verse.

Psalm 78:64 Parallel

Psalm 78:64 mentions priests falling by the sword and widows who do not weep, a direct parallel to the sword and widowhood in Exodus.

Psalm 90:11 Parallel

Psalm 90:11 considers the power of God's anger, reinforcing the severity of the burning anger threatened.

Psalm 109:9 Parallel

Psalm 109:9 curses the enemy with fatherless children and a widow wife, exactly mirroring the consequence God threatens against oppressors.

Jeremiah 15:8 Related theme

Jeremiah 15:8 describes widows multiplied by God's destruction, echoing the judgment that makes wives widows in Exodus.

Jeremiah 18:21 asks for children to famine, men slain by sword, wives widowed — a direct parallel to the Exodus curse.

Lamentations 5:3 laments being orphans and fatherless, mothers like widows, directly experiencing the state threatened in Exodus.

Nahum 1:6 Parallel

Nahum 1:6 depicts God's indignation and fiery wrath, paralleling the intense judgment described here.

Deuteronomy 24:15 Related theme

Deuteronomy 24:15 gives a similar warning: God hears the cry of the poor against the oppressor, here for withholding wages.

Romans 2:5–9 Related theme

Romans 2:5-9 expands on divine retribution: God's wrath on persistent evil-doers, echoing the judgment on oppressors in Exodus.

Hebrews 10:31 Related theme

Hebrews 10:31 warns that falling into God's hands is fearful, reinforcing the terror of God's hot wrath in Exodus.