Jeremiah 44:27

Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 44:12 already details the same judgment by sword and famine, reinforcing the certainty of the destruction summarized in 44:27.

Jeremiah 44:18 records the people's admission of being consumed by sword and famine, but they misattribute it—showing their flawed understanding of the judgment.

Jeremiah 44:7 gives the cause: the people's evil actions cut off themselves, leading to the judgment in this verse.

Jeremiah 44:13 parallels the punishment—sword, famine, pestilence—showing the same judgment applied to Egypt as to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 44:14 states none shall escape or survive, reinforcing the total consumption described in this verse.

Jeremiah 1:10 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 1:10 grants authority to pluck up and destroy—the very judgment now executed on Judah in Egypt as described in 44:27.

Jeremiah 21:10 uses the identical phrase 'for harm and not for good' about Jerusalem, reinforcing the same judgment formula applied here.

Jeremiah 31:28 uses the same 'watched over' language for disaster, then promises restoration—contrasting the one-sided judgment in 44:27.

Jeremiah 16:4 explicitly pairs sword and famine, with bodies unburied—identical to the judgment described here.

Jeremiah 42:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 42:16 prophesied that sword and famine would overtake those going to Egypt—this verse declares its fulfillment.

Jeremiah 9:16 also speaks of sending the sword to consume, reinforcing the theme of total destruction by judgment.

Jeremiah 11:23 promises no remnant and disaster on Anathoth—similar total judgment as the consumption in Egypt here.

2 Kings 21:14 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 21:14 foretells God casting off the remnant of His heritage—now fulfilled as the remnant in Egypt is destroyed.

Daniel 9:14 Parallel

In Daniel 9:14, Daniel says God brought disaster because of disobedience, directly echoing the purpose of this judgment.

Leviticus 26:38 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:38 is the covenant curse of perishing among the nations—exactly what happens to Judah in Egypt as described in 44:27.

In Ezekiel 5:12, the same judgment by sword and famine is described for Jerusalem, paralleling the fate of Judah in Egypt.

Judges 2:15 Parallel

Judges 2:15 uses the same phrase 'hand of the Lord against them for harm', showing a pattern of divine judgment for disobedience.