Ezekiel 14:13

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 14:19, the fourth judgment (pestilence) parallels the famine from verse 13.

In Ezekiel 14:17, this same judgment series continues with the sword as the third disastrous act.

In Ezekiel 14:21, these four judgments are summarized together, explicitly linking famine with sword, wild beasts, and pestilence.

Ezekiel 9:9 Parallel

In Ezekiel 9:9, the reason for judgment is given: 'the land is full of blood' — explaining the sin behind the famine in 14:13.

Ezekiel 5:16 repeats the 'break your supply of bread' language and adds famine arrows — a parallel within Ezekiel's own oracles.

Ezekiel 4:16 uses the exact same phrase 'break the supply of bread' for Jerusalem's siege — the same judgment described here.

In Ezekiel 15:8, the same reason for judgment — acting faithlessly — leads to desolation, echoing this verse.

In Ezekiel 4:10, Ezekiel's symbolic siege enacts the famine through rationed bread — same theme of scarcity.

In Ezekiel 25:13, similar judgment language ('stretch out hand, cut off man and beast') is used against Edom, echoing the same divine action.

Lamentations 1:8 says 'Jerusalem sinned grievously' — directly linking sin to the kind of judgment (famine, destruction) in Ezekiel 14:13.

Lamentations 4:10 Historical context

Lamentations 4:10 describes mothers boiling their own children for food — the extreme outcome of the famine threatened here.

Leviticus 26:26 is the original covenant curse — 'break your supply of bread' — that Ezekiel directly cites here as a judgment.

In Zephaniah 1:3, God sweeps away man and beast in judgment — a direct parallel to cutting off man and beast.

In 2 Chronicles 6:26, the same covenant curse of drought due to sin appears with prayer for restoration.

In 1 Kings 8:35, Solomon's prayer links drought to sin, adding the element of repentance — parallel to this judgment scenario.

Daniel 9:10-12 acknowledges the covenant curses (including famine) from the Law, which this verse applies as judgment for disobedience.

In Revelation 6:8, famine is one of the four horsemen's judgments — a later apocalyptic parallel to divine judgment.

Lamentations 4:9 Historical context

Lamentations 4:9 laments that hunger victims are worse than sword victims — showing the horrific fulfillment of this famine judgment.

In Jeremiah 32:43, the land's desolation 'without man or beast' echoes the outcome of the judgment described in Ezekiel 14:13.

In Jeremiah 21:6, God strikes man and beast with pestilence — a parallel judgment but by plague instead of famine.

Isaiah 3:1 Parallel

Isaiah 3:1 similarly warns God will remove all bread and water from Jerusalem — a parallel prophecy of famine as judgment.

In 2 Samuel 24:13, David's choice of famine, sword, or pestilence mirrors the types of judgments listed in Ezekiel 14.

In Psalm 104:15, God is praised for providing bread — contrasting with the judgment of removing bread supply.