Jeremiah 34:20
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 49:37 applies the same judgment pattern of enemies seeking life to Elam, extending the theme.
Jeremiah 44:30 explicitly compares Pharaoh's fate to Zedekiah's, using the same 'hand of those who seek his life' phrasing.
Jeremiah 22:25 uses identical language of being given into the hand of those who seek life, here applied to Jehoiachin.
Jeremiah 7:33 uses the identical imagery of dead bodies as food for birds and beasts, reinforcing the horror.
Jeremiah 16:4 also describes dead bodies as food for birds and beasts, a repeated judgment motif.
Jeremiah 19:7 combines both elements—delivery to those who seek life and bodies as carrion—matching this verse closely.
Jeremiah 21:7 repeats the deliverance formula 'into the hand of those who seek their lives' about Zedekiah, directly paralleling this judgment.
Jeremiah 38:16 has Zedekiah promising not to deliver Jeremiah into the hand of those who seek his life, contrasting with God’s deliverance of Judah.
Jeremiah 11:21 uses the same phrase 'those who seek your life' for enemies threatening Jeremiah, mirroring the judgment language here against Judah.
In 1 Samuel 17:46, David declares the same fate for the Philistine army — bodies given to birds and beasts — showing this curse is not limited to Israel's enemies in covenant context.
In Revelation 19:17-20, an angel calls birds to the great supper of God, eating the flesh of all — the ultimate eschatological parallel to this judgment.
In Ezekiel 39:17-20, birds and beasts are summoned to a sacrificial feast on the flesh of the mighty, a dramatic expansion of this devouring judgment.
In Ezekiel 32:4, Pharaoh is described as being cast out for birds and beasts to gorge on, a vivid parallel to this curse.
In Ezekiel 29:5, the same imagery is used against Egypt — bodies given to beasts and birds — extending this judgment to a foreign nation.
In 2 Kings 9:34-37, Jezebel's death fulfills that earlier prophecy — dogs eat her, leaving only skull and feet — exemplifying this judgment.
In 1 Kings 21:24, the same dual fate (dogs in city, birds in field) is decreed for Ahab's house, mirroring the curse here.
In 1 Kings 21:23, Jezebel is specifically singled out for dogs to eat her, a more targeted version of the same devouring judgment.
In 1 Kings 16:4, this identical curse is applied to Baasha's dynasty, showing a consistent formula for judgment on wicked kings.
In 1 Kings 14:11, the same judgment of dogs and birds devouring bodies is pronounced against Jeroboam's house, reinforcing the pattern of divine retribution.
Psalm 79:2 laments the same horror — bodies of God's servants given to birds and beasts — as a fulfilled reality of this prophecy.
Deuteronomy 28:26 is the covenant curse Jeremiah echoes verbatim — the same threat of unburied bodies eaten by birds and beasts as punishment for disobedience.
Psalm 79:3 adds the detail of no burial, which is implied in the bodies becoming food for birds — a further lament over the same tragedy.
Revelation 19:18 depicts birds eating the flesh of the slain in God's final judgment — an apocalyptic echo of this OT curse.
Ezekiel 23:28 uses the same 'give into the hands' language for judgment on Jerusalem — a parallel prophetic oracle using identical imagery.