Leviticus 26:22

I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 26:6 promises removal of harmful beasts and peace — the direct opposite of the wild-beasts curse here. Blessing vs curse.

Deuteronomy 32:24 sends the teeth of beasts among them — the same judgment of wild beasts described here.

2 Kings 17:25 Historical context

2 Kings 17:25 records God sending lions to kill the disobedient — a historical echo of the wild-beast curse here.

Isaiah 24:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 24:6, a curse consumes the land leaving few people, directly matching 'make you so few' from this passage.

Jeremiah 15:3 lists beasts of the earth among four destroyers — matching the wild beasts sent here to devour.

Ezekiel 5:17 sends wild beasts to rob children and destroy livestock — identical wording and consequence to the curse here.

In Ezekiel 14:15, the same judgment of wild animals killing children and making land desolate is described, reinforcing the covenant curse.

In Ezekiel 14:21, wild animals are listed among four severe judgments sent against Jerusalem, directly echoing the curse here.

Genesis 9:2 Contrast

In Genesis 9:2, God gives animals into human hands; here He reverses that, sending them as agents of judgment.

Deuteronomy 28:62 repeats the same curse—being made few in number—as a consequence of disobedience, directly linking the two covenant threats.

Isaiah 65:23 promises children not born for calamity—the exact opposite of the bereavement threatened here.

Revelation 6:8 explicitly includes wild beasts among the four judgments, directly echoing this curse.

In Zechariah 7:14, the same desolation follows judgment—the land becomes empty and no one travels, echoing the deserted roads here.

Isaiah 15:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 15:9, God sends a lion against Moab's remnant, mirroring the use of wild animals as divine judgment here.

In Ezekiel 33:28, the land becomes desolate so no one crosses, similar to deserted roads but focused on mountains.