Leviticus 26:16

I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 28:21 repeats the plague of diseases as a covenant curse, reinforcing the same punishment.

Jeremiah 20:4 declares God will make Judah a 'terror' — a specific application of the covenant curse.

Jeremiah 5:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 5:17 describes the very judgment Leviticus warns of — the devastation of harvest by invaders as punishment for covenant breaking.

Isaiah 65:22-24 promises that in the new creation, no enemy will eat your harvest — directly reversing the curse of Leviticus 26:16.

Job 31:8 Allusion

In Job 31:8, the same curse language is used: 'let others eat what I have sown' — Job invokes this consequence as a self-imprecation for hypothetical sin.

Job 20:25 Parallel

Job 20:25 says 'terrors come upon him,' matching the divinely sent panic in this curse list for disobedience.

Job 18:11 Parallel

Job 18:11 describes terrors chasing the wicked, directly mirroring the panic God sends as judgment in this verse.

Micah 6:15 Allusion

Micah 6:15 directly echoes the covenant curse: 'you will plant but not harvest' – a specific application of Leviticus 26:16's warning.

1 Samuel 2:33 uses identical language — 'consume thine eyes, and grieve thine heart' — applying the same curse to Eli's household.

Judges 6:3–6 Historical context

Judges 6:3-6 shows a historical instance of the curse: Midianites and Amalekites destroy crops, leaving Israel impoverished.

Deuteronomy 28:67 expands on the fear and dread described in Leviticus 26:16, showing constant anxiety day and night.

Deuteronomy 28:22 lists 'wasting disease and fever' almost verbatim, emphasizing the same curse.

Exodus 15:26 promises no diseases if obedient — the positive counterpart to the curses here.

Deuteronomy 28:33 reinforces the curse that enemies will eat Israel's crops, matching Leviticus 26:16's 'sow in vain'.

Deuteronomy 28:34 echoes the terror of Leviticus 26:16, adding that the sight of destruction will drive Israel mad.

Deuteronomy 28:51 intensifies the same curse — enemies devouring livestock and produce until Israel is destroyed.

Deuteronomy 28:65-67 describes similar curse details—trembling heart, failing eyes, dread—as a parallel punishment for disobedience.

Deuteronomy 32:25 warns of sword and terror from God's judgment, closely matching the panic and enemies described here.

2 Chronicles 6:28 parallels Solomon's prayer, repeating the same covenant curses of famine and plague from Leviticus 26:16.

In 1 Kings 8:37, Solomon's prayer lists the same covenant calamities—famine, plague, blight—echoing the curses of Leviticus 26:16.

1 Samuel 23:1 Historical context

1 Samuel 23:1 reports Philistines robbing threshing floors – a concrete instance of the harvest seizure threatened in Leviticus 26:16.

Isaiah 62:8 Contrast

Isaiah 62:8 swears enemies will no longer eat your grain—a direct reversal of the curse in Leviticus 26:16 where enemies eat your seed.

Isaiah 65:21 promises planting and eating fruit—the opposite of Leviticus 26:16's curse of planting in vain for enemies to eat.

Judges 6:4 Historical context

Judges 6:4 recounts the Midianite destruction of crops – a historical example of the curse where enemies devour the produce of the land.

Jeremiah 11:8 explicitly says God brought 'all the curses of this covenant'—a direct reference to the covenant curses including Leviticus 26:16.

Haggai 1:6 Parallel

Haggai 1:6 describes the same experience of planting but reaping little, though here it's due to neglect of God's house rather than enemy invasion.

Amos 4:10 Parallel

In Amos 4:10, God recalls sending pestilence and sword as judgment—echoing the curses here for disobedience.

Hebrews 10:31 warns it is 'fearful to fall into the hands of the living God', capturing the terror of judgment.

Deuteronomy 28:32 describes children taken captive — another covenant curse, broadening the judgment beyond disease.

Jeremiah 12:13 echoes the futility of labor under judgment: 'they have sown wheat but reaped thorns' – a similar image of wasted effort.

Ezekiel 33:10 has Israel lament that they 'pine away' — a similar wasting judgment, though referring to spiritual despair from sin.

Psalm 73:19 Parallel

Psalm 73:19 echoes the sudden terror of divine judgment, describing the wicked's desolation 'in a moment'.

Micah 6:13 Parallel

In Micah 6:13, God makes Israel sick with smiting because of sins—parallels the covenant curse of disease and desolation.

Job 15:21 Parallel

Job 15:21 mentions 'dreadful sounds' and sudden destruction, paralleling the panic and calamity promised in this verse.

Deuteronomy 28:35 adds painful boils — a related but distinct affliction, expanding the list of curses.