Leviticus 26:15

And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

Cross-reference

Leviticus 26:43 repeats the exact phrase 'spurned my rules and abhorred my statutes' from verse 15 as the cause of desolation.

Leviticus 26:30 details the judgment that follows the covenant-breaking in v15 — destruction of high places and cities.

Exodus 19:5 Contrast

Exodus 19:5 presents the opposite: keeping the covenant leads to being God's treasured possession — contrasting with the curse for breaking it.

Hebrews 8:9 Citation

Hebrews 8:9 quotes Jeremiah, saying they did not continue in God's covenant — reflecting the covenant-breaking that Leviticus condemns.

Romans 8:7 Parallel

Romans 8:7 describes the fleshly mind's hostility to God's law — the same rebellious attitude that spurns statutes and breaks covenant in Leviticus.

Zechariah 7:11-13 recounts refusing to listen to the law—same stubborn rejection of God's decrees as seen here.

Ezekiel 16:59 describes God's judgment on those who despised the oath and broke the covenant — directly matching the covenant-breaking in Leviticus.

Jeremiah 31:32 recalls that the old covenant was broken by the fathers — the same breach that Leviticus warns against, leading to the new covenant.

Jeremiah 11:10 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 11:10 states that Israel and Judah have broken God's covenant — a direct historical fulfillment of the warning in Leviticus.

Jeremiah 6:19 states 'they have rejected my law'—directly parallels the rejection of statutes and covenant violation here.

Isaiah 24:5 Parallel

Isaiah 24:5 declares that the earth's inhabitants have violated statutes and broken the everlasting covenant — echoing the covenant-breaking in Leviticus.

Psalm 50:17 Parallel

Psalm 50:17 says 'you hate my instruction and cast my words behind you'—directly mirrors abhorring God's laws here.

2 Chronicles 36:16 describes despising God's words and mocking prophets—same pattern of abhorring His laws that triggers judgment.

In 2 Kings 17:15, Israel's rejection of God's decrees and covenant directly mirrors the covenant violation described here.

Genesis 17:14 uses the exact phrase 'broken my covenant' regarding circumcision — adding that covenant-breakers are cut off from God's people.

Exodus 24:7 Contrast

Exodus 24:7 records the people's promise to obey the covenant — the exact promise that Leviticus warns will be broken.

Deuteronomy 31:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16 foretells that Israel will forsake God and break the covenant — exactly the scenario Leviticus warns against.

In 2 Samuel 12:9, Nathan accuses David of despising the word of the LORD — echoing the spurning of statutes warned in Leviticus 26:15.

2 Samuel 12:10 pronounces the sword on David’s house — a specific judgment that mirrors the covenant curses for spurning God’s statutes in Leviticus 26:15.

Jeremiah 2:17 attributes Israel's calamity to their own forsaking of God — exactly the covenant‑breaking behavior from Leviticus 26:15.

Judges 2:15 Historical context

Judges 2:15 shows the curse in action — the Lord opposed Israel for harm, as the law had warned.

Lamentations 1:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 1:5 shows the fulfillment — enemies prosper and children go captive because of transgressions against the covenant.

Deuteronomy 28:58 warns of calamities for not observing the law — a parallel covenant curse to Leviticus 26:15.

Ezekiel 20:13 recounts Israel's wilderness rebellion — rejecting statutes and profaning Sabbaths, the same covenant‑breaking as in Leviticus 26:15.

Amos 2:4 Allusion

Amos 2:4 condemns Judah for rejecting God's law and not keeping his statutes, directly echoing the covenant-breaking described here.

Micah 3:9 Allusion

Micah 3:9 rebukes Israel's leaders who 'detest justice,' paralleling the spurning of God's statutes in this verse.

2 Kings 22:16 Historical context

2 Kings 22:16 references the book of the law's curses — disaster brought upon Judah for covenant violation.

Numbers 15:31 says anyone who despises God’s word shall be cut off — a parallel penalty to the spurning of statutes in Leviticus 26:15.

Ezekiel 44:7 describes profaning the sanctuary with foreigners — a specific covenant violation that falls under rejecting God's laws.

Proverbs 5:12 says 'I hated discipline, my heart despised reproof'—similar language of despising instruction as here.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 says rejecting instruction rejects God—parallel concept of rejecting divine commands, but NT application.