Jeremiah 27:13
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 27:8 states the condition: not serving Babylon brings sword, famine, pestilence — the very death v13 warns against.
Jeremiah 27:17 flips the warning to a command: serve Babylon and live — the positive counterpart to the question 'why will you die?'
Jeremiah 38:2 gives the same warning: staying in Jerusalem brings sword/famine/pestilence; surrendering to Babylon brings life.
In Jeremiah 38:20, Jeremiah again pleads with Zedekiah to obey and live — same warning to avoid death by submitting to Babylon.
Jeremiah 21:9 gives the identical choice: die by sword, famine, plague or surrender and live — directly parallel to this warning.
Jeremiah 38:23 spells out Zedekiah's capture and city burning — the specific outcome of ignoring the general warning in this verse.
Ezekiel 14:21 lists the same four judgments (sword, famine, pestilence, beasts) sent against Jerusalem — identical triad of divine punishment.
Ezekiel 18:31 asks 'Why will you die, O house of Israel?' — identical rhetorical call to repentance, urging a new heart to live.
Ezekiel 33:11 echoes 'why will you die?' and declares God takes no pleasure in death but wants repentance — same appeal to choose life.
Lamentations 1:19 laments famine and death after Jerusalem's fall — the tragic fulfillment of the sword, famine, and plague warned here.