Ezekiel 5:16

When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 4:16 already prophesied cutting off bread supply in Jerusalem—this verse reiterates that same famine judgment.

Ezekiel 14:13 also speaks of cutting off bread supply and sending famine for sin—a direct parallel to this judgment.

Leviticus 26:26 warns of cutting off bread supply so that food is scarce—the same covenant curse of famine.

In Deuteronomy 32:23, God's 'arrows' are disasters He heaps on the wicked—the same arrow imagery for judgment.

Deuteronomy 32:24 specifies hunger, pestilence, and beasts—directly paralleling the famine arrows sent here.

Psalm 7:13 Parallel

Psalm 7:13 depicts God's arrows as instruments of death—matching the 'terrible arrows of famine' imagery.

Psalm 91:5-7 promises protection from arrows and pestilence, contrasting with God sending these very arrows in judgment.

Isaiah 3:1 Parallel

Isaiah 3:1 describes God removing all supply of bread from Jerusalem — a direct parallel to the broken supply of bread in this verse.

Lamentations 3:12 describes God making someone a target for His arrow—the same martial image of divine judgment.

Lamentations 1:11 Historical context

Lamentations 1:11 shows people groaning and searching for bread during Jerusalem's fall — mirroring the famine judgment described here.

Lamentations 2:19 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:19 portrays children fainting from hunger at every street — fulfilling the famine and child-loss judgment in this verse.

2 Kings 6:25 Historical context

In 2 Kings 6:25, severe famine during Samaria's siege parallels the 'deadly arrows of famine' sent as judgment here.

Psalm 104:15 celebrates bread that strengthens the heart — contrasting with God here removing bread as judgment.