Jeremiah 38:2

Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

Cross-reference

In 38:17-23, Jeremiah delivers this same surrender-or-die message directly to King Zedekiah, applying the general warning.

In 21:9, the identical prophecy is given: staying brings sword, famine, pestilence; surrendering brings life.

In 27:13, the same warning against resisting Babylon is repeated, using sword, famine, pestilence.

Jeremiah 42:22 repeats the same triad of sword, famine, pestilence as the fate for those who disobey, reinforcing the warning.

Jeremiah 44:13 applies the same judgment pattern to Egypt, showing God's consistency in punishing with sword, famine, pestilence.

Jeremiah 21:4 gives a similar judgment: God will turn Jerusalem's weapons against them, reinforcing the message of surrender here.

Jeremiah 27:11 promises survival to nations that submit to Babylon, directly paralleling the 'go out and live' condition here.

Jeremiah 29:16 refers to those who stayed in Jerusalem, the same group warned here of death by sword, famine, pestilence.

In 21:8, the same life-or-death choice is presented to the people, with surrender as the way of life.

In 29:18, God promises to pursue the disobedient with sword, famine, pestilence, echoing the threefold judgment.

In 42:17, those fleeing to Egypt will die by sword, famine, pestilence, inverting the promise of life for surrendering.

Revelation 6:4-8 features the four horsemen bringing sword, famine, pestilence, and wild beasts — a clear apocalyptic parallel to Jeremiah's judgments.

Ezekiel 14:21 adds wild beasts to the three judgments, yet retains sword, famine, and pestilence as core divine judgments on Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 7:15 describes the same three judgments: sword outside, pestilence and famine inside, mirroring the choice in Jeremiah 38:2.

Ezekiel 5:12-17 details the same three judgments on Jerusalem: a third die by pestilence/famine, a third by sword, a third scattered.

Ezekiel 5:2 Parallel

Ezekiel 5:2 symbolically depicts Jerusalem's judgment by fire, sword, and scattering, echoing the fates described in this verse.

2 Kings 25:3 Historical context

2 Kings 25:3 records the severe famine during Jerusalem's siege, fulfilling the warning in this verse about death by famine.

Isaiah 22:2 Contrast

Isaiah 22:2 says Jerusalem's slain are not from the sword, contrasting this verse's warning of death by sword during the siege.