Jeremiah 44:8 gives the cause: idolatrous incense offerings provoke God to bring this judgment.

Jeremiah 44:7 asks why they bring evil on themselves, providing the reason for the judgment declared in 44:12.

Jeremiah 44:22 explains that God's anger led to the desolation and curse, directly connecting to the judgment pronounced in 44:12.

Jeremiah 44:27 continues the judgment theme, promising that God will watch over them for harm and they will be consumed by sword and famine.

Jeremiah 42:15-18 contains the original warning: going to Egypt brings sword, famine, and curses — the very judgment now fulfilled.

Jeremiah 42:22 summarizes the same warning: they will die where they go — now enacted on the remnant.

Jeremiah 16:4 pronounces death by sword and famine on Judah — the same judgment language used for the remnant here.

Jeremiah 24:9 uses the same phrase 'a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse' to describe judgment on exiles, paralleling the fate of those in Egypt.

Jeremiah 42:16 warns that sword and famine will overtake them in Egypt, a prophecy that 44:12 now reaffirms as imminent.

Jeremiah 42:18 uses the identical phrase 'an oath, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach' for the same group, making it a direct parallel.

Jeremiah 41:10 recounts Ishmael capturing the remnant, providing the historical background for their later flight to Egypt and the judgment in 44:12.

Leviticus 26:38 is the covenant curse of perishing among enemies — directly echoed in the remnant perishing in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 28:68 warns of being taken back to Egypt as slaves — this curse of returning to bondage is fulfilled here.

Zechariah 8:13 reverses the curse mentioned here, promising that Judah will become a blessing instead of a reproach.

Ezekiel 5:10 describes severe judgment on Jerusalem by famine and scattering, thematically similar to the judgment on those in Egypt in 44:12.