Leviticus 13:45
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
Cross-references
Leviticus 10:6 forbids priests from letting hair become unkempt or tearing clothes—the very actions lepers are commanded to do.
Leviticus 21:10 prohibits the high priest from loosening his hair or tearing garments, opposite to the leper's required signs.
Isaiah 6:5 cries 'unclean lips'—a personal acknowledgment of defilement before God, directly echoing the leper's self-proclamation of uncleanness.
Jeremiah 36:24 notes the king did not tear his clothes, the same outward sign that lepers are commanded to perform.
Lamentations 4:15 repeats the cry 'Unclean! Unclean!'—people are driven away as outsiders, directly mirroring the leper's self-declaration and isolation.
Ezekiel 24:17 commands not covering the mustache, directly opposite to the leper's requirement to cover the lower face.
Ezekiel 24:22 repeats the command not to cover the mustache, contrasting with the leper's mandated face covering.
Joel 2:13 explicitly contrasts rending garments (outward ritual) with rending the heart, opposing the leper's required outward sign.
Luke 17:12 describes ten lepers standing at a distance, directly obeying the law in Leviticus 13:45 that requires lepers to keep apart and cry 'Unclean.'
Numbers 12:14 shows Miriam shut out after leprosy, directly applying the isolation law.
Micah 3:7 describes false prophets covering their faces in shame, similar to the leper's covering as a sign of disgrace.