Jeremiah 29:22

And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 29:18, God describes making the disobedient a curse—here that same curse language is applied to specific false prophets, showing their fate exemplifies the broader judgment.

Jeremiah 27:15 warns that false prophets not sent by God will perish—directly parallel to the judgment on Zedekiah and Ahab here.

Jeremiah 42:18 uses the identical 'curse, desolation, hissing, reproach' formula for those fleeing to Egypt, reinforcing that this language marks divine judgment.

Jeremiah 24:9 Related theme

Jeremiah 24:9 says the exiles will become a 'curse'—the same word used here for the fate of Zedekiah and Ahab.

Numbers 5:21 contains the exact curse formula 'The LORD make thee a curse', directly mirroring the wording here.

Deuteronomy 13:5 prescribes death for false prophets—the same fate Zedekiah and Ahab suffer here, making their names a curse.

Ruth 4:11 Contrast

Ruth 4:11 uses the same 'The LORD make thee like...' formula as a blessing, contrasting the curse formula here.

In 1 Kings 22:25, a false prophet named Zedekiah is threatened with judgment—a parallel to the cursed Zedekiah here.

Ezekiel 14:8 says God will make an idolater a 'sign and a proverb'—just as Zedekiah and Ahab become a curse formula, both become enduring examples of judgment.

In 2 Chronicles 18:24, the same prophecy as 1 Kings 22:25 is recorded—another false prophet Zedekiah facing judgment.

Isaiah 65:15 describes a name becoming a curse, echoing the same concept of using names as cursed examples here.

Ezekiel 13:9 pronounces judgment on false prophets—exclusion from Israel—complementing the specific execution of Zedekiah and Ahab here as another form of divine punishment on false prophecy.