Jeremiah 29:18

And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 29:22, the exiles use these men as a curse formula — directly fulfilling the 'curse' status from verse 18.

Jeremiah 29:17 immediately precedes this verse, repeating the same triad of sword, famine, plague and the rotten fig metaphor.

Jeremiah 34:17 combines the sword, plague, famine triad with the 'abhorrent' phrase — a close parallel to 29:18's judgment.

In Jeremiah 25:9, God uses the identical 'horror and scorn' language for the destruction of Judah by Babylon.

Jeremiah 24:9 echoes the same language: abhorrent, reproach, byword, curse — reinforcing the fate of the bad figs.

In Jeremiah 19:8, God pronounces the same judgment on Jerusalem — becoming an object of scorn and horror to passersby.

Jeremiah 15:4 uses the identical phrase 'make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth' — linking the same curse to Manasseh's sin.

In Jeremiah 26:6, God threatens to make Jerusalem 'a curse among all nations' — the same fate as in 29:18.

In Jeremiah 42:18, the identical curse formula — 'a curse, horror, scorn, reproach' — is applied to those fleeing to Egypt.

In Jeremiah 38:2, the same triad of sword, famine, and plague is given for those who stay in Jerusalem, echoing the judgment in 29:18.

Jeremiah 14:12 also threatens sword, famine, and plague as divine judgment on an unrepentant people.

Luke 21:24 Parallel

In Luke 21:24, Jesus echoes the same pattern of sword, captivity, and dispersion among nations as judgment.

Lamentations 2:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:15 depicts passersby scoffing at Jerusalem, fulfilling the prophecy of becoming an object of horror and scorn.

Lamentations 2:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:16 shows enemies gloating and mocking, matching the reproach and scorn foretold here.

In Ezekiel 12:15, God says He will scatter them among nations so they know He is Lord—the same judgment Jeremiah pronounces.

In Ezekiel 22:15, the scattering among nations is paired with purifying uncleanness, echoing Jeremiah's curse with a redemptive aim.

In Ezekiel 36:19, God recalls scattering Israel among nations as past judgment, matching the future event Jeremiah foretells.

In Zechariah 7:14, the same scattering judgment is described — God scatters them among nations, making the land desolate.

Isaiah 65:15 also promises that the disobedient will become a curse, a byword, while the faithful receive a new name.

2 Chronicles 7:19-22 warns that unfaithfulness will make Israel an object of horror and scorn among nations, the same threat here.

1 Kings 9:8 Parallel

In 1 Kings 9:8, the temple becoming a ruin that appalls passersby parallels the horror and scorn in Jeremiah.

1 Kings 9:7 Parallel

In 1 Kings 9:7, God warns Israel will become a byword and object of ridicule — the same consequence Jeremiah pronounces.

In Deuteronomy 29:21-28, the covenant curse of being uprooted and made a byword is the foundation for Jeremiah's judgment language.

In Deuteronomy 28:64, the covenant curse of being scattered among all nations is the same fate Jeremiah describes for the exiles.

In Deuteronomy 28:25, the curse of becoming 'a horror to all kingdoms' matches Jeremiah's language of being an object of horror among the nations.

In Leviticus 26:33, this same covenant curse is spelled out: scattering among nations with sword pursuing, which Jeremiah applies to the exiles.

Psalm 89:41 Parallel

Psalm 89:41 describes the king becoming the scorn of his neighbors, a similar fate of reproach among nations.

Zechariah 8:13 directly alludes to the curse from 29:18, promising that it will be turned into a blessing.

Leviticus 26:25 is the covenant curse threatening sword and pestilence for covenant breaking, mirrored in this judgment.

Psalm 44:11 Parallel

In Psalm 44:11, the psalmist laments being scattered among nations—the same outcome Jeremiah warns as divine punishment.

Nehemiah 1:3 Historical context

Nehemiah 1:3 reports the disgrace and trouble of the returned exiles, an outcome of the judgment declared here.

In 2 Chronicles 29:8, the same divine judgment is recalled—God made Judah an object of horror and scorn, just as Jeremiah prophesies.

Ezekiel 6:8 Parallel

In Ezekiel 6:8, the same scattering among nations appears, though Ezekiel focuses on a remnant spared from the sword.

Amos 9:9 Parallel

In Amos 9:9, God shakes Israel among nations like grain in a sieve—same scattering but with a metaphor of sifting, not just punishment.