Lamentations 4:6 compares Jerusalem's punishment to Sodom's swift overthrow, while here famine is compared to sword — both highlight unprecedented severity.

Lamentations 2:11 shows children fainting from hunger in the streets, illustrating the famine's devastating effect on the vulnerable.

Lamentations 1:20 describes sword outside and death inside, mirroring the dual calamities of war and famine that make famine worse.

Leviticus 26:39 warns of rotting away in exile for iniquity — the same wasting judgment described as famine here.

Exodus 16:3 has the Israelites wishing they had died with full stomachs — the same preference for death over starvation.

1 Kings 17:12 shows the widow preparing a last meal before dying of famine — a concrete example of the slow death described here.

In 1 Chronicles 21:12, David chooses between famine and sword — directly echoing Lamentations' contrast of these two judgments.

In Jeremiah 14:18, the prophet sees both sword and famine killing people — a direct parallel to Lamentations' comparison.

Ezekiel 4:16 prophesies the cutting off of food supply in Jerusalem, directly matching the famine described here during the siege.

Ezekiel 14:13 directly describes God cutting off food supply and sending famine as judgment on a sinful land, the same divine cause behind the famine.

In 2 Kings 7:13, the siege of Samaria causes extreme famine, illustrating the same suffering Lamentations says is worse than death by sword.

Ezekiel 24:23 says the exiles will pine away for their iniquities — a parallel prophecy of wasting from sin.

In Isaiah 5:13, famine comes as judgment for lack of knowledge, paralleling the famine suffering Lamentations highlights.

In Isaiah 8:21, the hungry curse their king and God, reflecting distress similar to the famine described in Lamentations 4:9.

In Jeremiah 37:21, Jeremiah receives daily bread during the famine, highlighting the scarcity that makes even royal provisions limited — the same siege context.

Ezekiel 5:9 declares an unprecedented judgment on Jerusalem, setting the context for the extreme famine that makes death by sword seem preferable.