Judges 2:15

Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.

Cross-reference

Judges 4:2 Parallel

In Judges 4:2, this general divine opposition is applied specifically when the Lord sells Israel to Jabin, fulfilling the pattern.

Leviticus 26:15–46 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:15-46 contains the covenant curses God swore — Judges 2:15 explicitly fulfills these threats.

Jeremiah 44:27 echoes this same divine judgment — God watches over for harm, not good, confirming the covenant curse.

Jeremiah 44:11 repeats the 'set my face for harm' judgment language, echoing the divine opposition in Judges 2:15.

Jeremiah 21:10 uses identical phrase 'hand...against them for harm' as God's judgment on Jerusalem, matching Judges 2:15.

Joshua 23:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 23:16 warns of God's anger for covenant breaking — Judges 2:15 shows that anger as hand of Lord against them.

Joshua 23:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 23:15 warns that God will bring all the evil He promised — Judges 2:15 records the beginning of that fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 28:15–68 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 details the curses for disobedience — Judges 2:15's 'hand of the Lord for harm' manifests these curses.

Deuteronomy 31:17 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 31:17, God foretells hiding his face and troubles, which is exactly what happens here — divine abandonment.

In 2 Kings 21:14, God again threatens to forsake his people and give them to enemies, echoing the judgment pattern seen here.

Nehemiah 9:27 directly recounts the cycle of sin, suffering, crying out, and God raising saviors — a clear restatement of the pattern in Judges.

In Deuteronomy 2:15, the same 'hand of the Lord against them' destroyed the wilderness generation, showing the pattern of divine judgment.

Exodus 7:4 Contrast

In Exodus 7:4, God's hand is against Egypt for Israel's deliverance, opposite of here where it's against Israel.

Deuteronomy 4:25–28 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 4:25-28 warns of exile and idol worship if Israel forsakes God — part of the covenant curses that Judges 2:15 fulfills.

Jeremiah 18:8 shows God's willingness to relent from disaster if the nation repents, contrasting the unmentioned repentance in Judges 2:15's distress.

Deuteronomy 32:41 Related theme

Deuteronomy 32:41 describes God's hand in judgment — Judges 2:15 shows that hand against Israel for harm.

2 Chronicles 6:24 echoes the same pattern of sin leading to defeat and prayer for deliverance that is introduced here.

Micah 2:3 Related theme

Micah 2:3 describes God devising disaster, similar to the hand of the Lord for harm here — covenant judgment imagery.