Jeremiah 14:18

If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 52:6 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 52:6, the severe famine during the Babylonian siege fulfills the judgment described here — famine in the city.

Jeremiah 2:8 exposes that priests did not know God and prophets followed Baal — the root of their later wandering in 14:18.

Jeremiah 6:25 explicitly warns not to go into the field because 'the enemy has a sword'—exactly the danger that leads to the pierced bodies here.

Jeremiah 4:31 presents Zion's cry of anguish from murderers—reinforcing the terror of sword and famine in the city.

Jeremiah 4:19 shows the prophet's personal anguish at hearing war alarms—the same crisis of sword and famine described here.

Jeremiah 52:7 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 52:7, the breach of Jerusalem's wall fulfills the judgment of sword and famine — the city falls as prophesied.

Jeremiah 15:14 moves to exile and fire of anger—the larger consequence of the sword and famine judgment described here.

In Lamentations 4:9, the comparison of sword and famine mirrors the two judgments described here — pierced by sword vs. hunger.

In Lamentations 1:20, the same contrast of sword outside and famine inside echoes the judgment — both prophet and priest suffer.

Lamentations 4:13-16 details the sins and punishment of prophets and priests — they wander unclean, just as 14:18 describes.

In Ezekiel 7:15, the same triad of sword outside, famine and pestilence inside directly parallels the judgment description here.

Isaiah 22:2 Contrast

Isaiah 22:2 contrasts directly: 'your slain are not slain with the sword'—a different cause of death than the sword-pierced here.

Isaiah 3:25 Parallel

Isaiah 3:25 uses the same 'fall by the sword' imagery, depicting men slain in battle as divine judgment on Jerusalem.

2 Kings 7:4 Parallel

2 Kings 7:4 uses the same phrase 'famine in the city'—directly parallel to the situation described here.

2 Kings 6:25 Historical context

2 Kings 6:25 depicts a siege famine with extreme prices—the same type of urban famine as here in Jeremiah.

Deuteronomy 28:16 is the covenant curse formula—cursed in city and field—that Jeremiah's prophecy echoes with sword in field and famine in city.

Lamentations 3:51 Related theme

In Lamentations 3:51, the grief over the city's maidens adds a personal dimension to the same national catastrophe of sword and famine.

Ezekiel 6:7 Parallel

In Ezekiel 6:7, the phrase 'the slain shall fall' is a similar judgment formula—both describe people killed as God's punishment on the land.

Micah 6:13 Related theme

In Micah 6:13, God declares he will strike them down for sins—this is the same judgment motif as the sword and famine here.

Isaiah 51:20 depicts sons lying in the streets, full of the Lord's wrath—visualizing the same judgment on the city.

Isaiah 8:21 Parallel

Isaiah 8:21 describes the distressed and hungry who curse God—adding a rebellious response to the famine mentioned here.

Deuteronomy 32:24 describes judgment through hunger and plague—the same kind of calamities as the famine here.

1 Kings 18:2 Historical context

1 Kings 18:2 notes a severe famine in Samaria—a historical instance of the same kind of famine judgment described here.