Jeremiah 18:21

Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 16:4 lists sword, famine, and unburied dead—directly paralleling the curses Jeremiah prays for in 18:21.

Jeremiah 15:8 describes widows multiplying—the exact outcome Jeremiah prays for in 18:21 (wives becoming widows).

In Jeremiah 20:12, the direct prayer for vengeance on adversaries matches the imprecatory plea in this verse.

In Jeremiah 12:3, Jeremiah again asks God to pull the wicked to slaughter—a direct parallel to the curse on enemies here.

In Jeremiah 11:20-23, the prophet similarly calls for God's vengeance on persecutors, reinforcing the same imprecatory pattern.

Jeremiah 11:22 pronounces young men by sword, children by famine—directly matching the curses Jeremiah prays for in 18:21.

Jeremiah 15:7 states God will bereave them of children, matching the curse's call for children given to famine and sword.

Jeremiah 6:11 pours God's wrath on children and young men, directly mirroring the curse's request for the same groups to be killed.

Jeremiah 14:16 explicitly depicts famine and sword killing wives, sons, and daughters—identical to the curse's imagery.

In Jeremiah 15:2, God declares the same fates (death, sword, famine) as Jeremiah prays for, aligning personal imprecation with divine judgment.

Jeremiah 9:21 says death cuts off children and young men—echoing the same devastation Jeremiah prays for in 18:21.

Jeremiah 15:3 adds 'four destroyers' (sword, dogs, birds, beasts)—expanding the curses Jeremiah asks for in 18:21.

In Jeremiah 20:1-6, the judgment on Pashhur illustrates the divine retribution Jeremiah invoked against his opponents.

In Jeremiah 20:11, the prophet's confidence that his persecutors will stumble aligns with the call for their downfall here.

Jeremiah 6:21 describes obstacles causing parents and children to perish, similar to the familial destruction called for in the curse.

Jeremiah 19:7 Related theme

Jeremiah 19:7 announces sword and carcasses as food—a broader judgment that includes the violent death implied in the curse.

Amos 4:10 Parallel

In Amos 4:10, God says He killed young men with the sword—identical language, showing that Jeremiah's imprecation reflects God's own judgment pattern.

Lamentations 5:3 laments orphans and widows—the very condition Jeremiah prayed for, showing the judgment fulfilled.

Exodus 22:24 threatens widows and fatherless as punishment—identical language to Jeremiah's prayer for his enemies.

In Psalm 109:9-20, the imprecatory curses—children fatherless, wives widows—closely parallel the specific curses Jeremiah pronounces.

In 2 Chronicles 36:17, God brings Babylon's sword against Judah's young men—same judgment imagery as Jeremiah's curse, now applied to Israel.

Isaiah 9:17 Parallel

In Isaiah 9:17, God shows no pity on orphans and widows during judgment—directly parallels Jeremiah's wish for wives to become widows and children fatherless.

Isaiah 3:25 Parallel

In Isaiah 3:25, men fall by the sword in judgment—the same fate Jeremiah prays for his adversaries.

Psalm 63:10 Parallel

In Psalm 63:10, enemies are given over to the sword—directly matches Jeremiah's request for his foes to be handed to the sword.

Lamentations 2:21 mourns young men and women fallen by the sword, precisely matching the curse's imagery of young men slain.

Deuteronomy 32:25 depicts sword bereaving young and old—matching Jeremiah's prayer for young men slain by sword.