Judges 5:23

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.

Cross-references

Judges 21:10 shows the violent punishment of Jabesh-gilead for failing to assemble — echoing the curse on Meroz for not helping in battle.

Judges 8:6 Parallel

Judges 8:6 recounts Succoth's refusal to aid Gideon—a direct parallel to Meroz's failure to help against the Lord's enemies.

Judges 21:5 Parallel

Judges 21:5 describes a curse on any tribe that failed to assemble for war—identical situation to Meroz's curse for not coming to help.

Judges 4:6 Historical context

In Judges 4:6, Deborah commands Barak to gather troops — the very call that Meroz ignored, leading to the curse in the song.

In Jeremiah 48:10, a curse falls on those who do the Lord's work slackly — directly paralleling the curse on Meroz for not helping.

Matthew 25:41 pronounces a curse on those who failed to serve Christ — paralleling the curse on Meroz for not helping in God's battle.

In 1 Corinthians 16:22, Paul utters an anathema on anyone who does not love the Lord — a NT echo of the curse for failing to aid God's cause.