In Jeremiah 42:13, the condition of refusing to stay is stated; here the consequence of that refusal is spelled out. Sequential flow of the same warning.

Jeremiah 44:11 repeats God's determination to bring disaster on Judah—fulfilling the warning of sword and famine in Egypt.

Jeremiah 44:12 explicitly states the sword and famine will kill them in Egypt — the exact fulfillment of this warning.

In Jeremiah 44:13, the same sword, famine, and plague judgment is pronounced on those who fled to Egypt, fulfilling this earlier threat.

In Jeremiah 44:27, God confirms He watches over them for harm, and they will perish by sword and famine—a precise reiteration of this verse's warning.

Jeremiah 41:18 explains the fear of the Chaldeans that motivated the flight to Egypt — the very situation addressed in this warning.

In Deuteronomy 28:15, covenant curses 'overtake' the disobedient—the same verb used here for sword and famine overtaking the remnant.

In Deuteronomy 28:45, curses 'pursue and overtake' until destruction—the same language of pursuit and overtaking used here for sword and famine.

In Ezekiel 11:8, God says 'You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you'—an almost identical warning to this verse's 'the sword you fear will overtake you'.

Amos 9:1-4 describes God's inescapable judgment pursuing sinners wherever they hide — parallel to the sword and famine following Judah to Egypt.

Deuteronomy 17:16 prohibits returning to Egypt — the sin that leads to the judgment described here.

Ezekiel 5:12 uses sword and famine as divine judgment on Jerusalem—parallel to the judgments threatened for those fleeing to Egypt.

Ezekiel 12:14 similarly portrays divine pursuit with the sword after scattering, reinforcing the theme of inescapable judgment.

Zechariah 1:6 reminds that God's prophetic words overtake the disobedient — here the sword and famine fulfill that same pattern.