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 Allusion

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 Contrast

Joel 2:13 explicitly contrasts rending garments (outward ritual) with rending the heart, opposing the leper's required outward sign.

Luke 17:12 Allusion

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 Parallel

Micah 3:7 describes false prophets covering their faces in shame, similar to the leper's covering as a sign of disgrace.