Jeremiah 24:9

And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 44:12 says the remnant in Egypt will become 'horror, curse, taunt' — identical language to this verse.

Jeremiah 42:18 uses 'execration, horror, curse, taunt' for those going to Egypt — same triad as here.

Jeremiah 29:22 shows people using the names of false prophets as a curse, a concrete example of becoming a curse as prophesied.

Jeremiah 29:18 repeats almost the same phrase—'a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach'—reinforcing the same judgment.

Jeremiah 26:6 makes Jerusalem 'a curse for all nations' — echoes the 'curse' element here.

Jeremiah 25:18 repeats almost verbatim 'horror, hissing, curse' for Judah — a clear parallel in the same book.

Jeremiah 44:8 includes 'become a curse and a reproach' — identical phrasing to the byword and curse in 24:9.

Jeremiah 23:40 promises 'everlasting reproach and perpetual shame' — directly matching the reproach and curse of 24:9.

Deuteronomy 28:37 adds 'proverb and byword' — the exact triad of disgrace Jeremiah applies to the exiles here.

Lamentations 2:15–17 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:15-17 describes the mocking and head-wagging over Jerusalem's fall, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy that they would become a taunt and curse.

In Isaiah 65:15, being left as a 'curse' for God's chosen parallels the same fate — a byword of judgment.

Ezekiel 25:3 records the Ammonites saying 'Aha' over Israel's calamity—exactly the kind of taunt Jeremiah said Israel would become.

Ezekiel 26:2 has Tyre rejoicing over Jerusalem's fall, 'Aha, she is broken'—a direct example of the taunt Jeremiah prophesied.

Ezekiel 36:2 quotes the enemy saying 'Aha, the ancient high places are ours'—another instance of nations taunting Israel as Jeremiah foretold.

Psalm 44:14 Parallel

Psalm 44:14 uses the same 'byword' language—God's people become a taunt among nations, echoing the reproach Jeremiah prophesied.

Psalm 44:13 Parallel

Psalm 44:14 laments that God made them 'a byword among the nations' — an exact parallel to the reproach described here.

Ezekiel 36:3 says Israel became 'an infamy of the people,' directly paralleling Jeremiah's 'reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse.'

2 Chronicles 7:20 repeats the same 'proverb and byword' threat from 1 Kings — identical to the theme here.

1 Kings 9:7 Parallel

In 1 Kings 9:7, God says Israel will become 'a proverb and a byword' — the same concept of becoming a disgrace among nations.

Ezekiel 14:8 says 'I will make them an example and a byword' — almost identical to Jeremiah's 'reproach and a byword'.

Daniel 9:7 Parallel

Daniel 9:7 confesses shame among the nations where God scattered them, directly reflecting the reproach and curse here.

Ezekiel 5:14 uses the same phrase 'reproach among the nations', directly echoing the reproach and byword here.

Zechariah 8:13 recalls that Israel was 'a curse among the nations', the exact opposite of the blessing promised, echoing this curse.

Isaiah 43:28 Related theme

Isaiah 43:28 speaks of God delivering Jacob to reviling, echoing the same theme of Israel becoming a reproach among nations.

Psalm 89:41 Related theme

Psalm 89:41 describes the king's fall as 'scorn of his neighbors' — the same kind of reproach Jeremiah 24:9 pronounces.

Psalm 79:4 Parallel

Psalm 79:4 laments being a 'taunt' and 'mockery' to neighbors — exactly the reproach Jeremiah 24:9 here says they will become.

Psalm 69:11 Parallel

Psalm 69:11 uses 'byword' — the same term for being mocked — as the psalmist experiences what Jeremiah 24:9 describes for the nation.

2 Kings 25:21 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 25:21 records the actual exile that Jeremiah 24:9 here prophesied — the horror and dispersion become historical reality.

Deuteronomy 28:45 is the covenant curse for disobedience that underlies this judgment — the same theme of being overtaken by curses.

Nehemiah 1:3 Historical context

Nehemiah 1:3 describes the shame and trouble of the exiled remnant — the same reproach Jeremiah 24:9 here warns about.

Lamentations 1:8 Related theme

In Lamentations 1:8, Jerusalem's shame and nakedness echo the reproach and ridicule of the exiled people here.