Leviticus 26:25

And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 9:16 says God will 'send a sword after them' until consumed — a direct echo of Leviticus's sword and scattering judgment.

Hebrews 10:28-30 quotes Deuteronomy on vengeance, applying the same covenant judgment principle to apostasy.

Amos 4:10 Parallel

Amos 4:10 echoes the pestilence and sword sent as judgment, directly mirroring the curses listed here in Leviticus.

Ezekiel 21:4-17 elaborates on the sword of the Lord drawn against Israel, fulfilling the covenant threat.

Ezekiel 14:17 describes God bringing a sword through the land, one of the same covenant judgments from Leviticus.

Ezekiel 5:17 explicitly lists pestilence and sword, mirroring the covenant curses with added famine and wild beasts.

Lamentations 2:21 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:21 describes the sword judgment from Leviticus being fulfilled as young and old fall in Jerusalem's destruction.

Jeremiah 29:18 repeats the same covenant curses of sword, famine, and pestilence, showing God's consistent judgment on unfaithful Israel.

Jeremiah 29:17 repeats the sword, famine, and pestilence judgment, directly echoing this covenant curse.

Jeremiah 24:10 warns of sword, famine, and pestilence, the exact triad of judgments listed in this verse.

Jeremiah 15:2-4 echoes the sword and pestilence judgments, adding famine and captivity as further covenant disasters.

Jeremiah 14:12 repeats the same triad of sword, famine, and pestilence as covenant curses, showing the judgment is still active.

Numbers 14:12 threatens pestilence for rebellion, directly paralleling the plague judgment mentioned here.

Psalm 78:62-64 recounts God giving His people over to the sword — a poetic retelling of the covenant curse detailed in Leviticus.

2 Samuel 24:15 Historical context

2 Samuel 24:15 shows pestilence sent as judgment, a historical fulfillment of the covenant curse pattern.

Deuteronomy 32:25 describes 'the sword without, terror within' — directly mirroring Leviticus's sword and enemy judgment in the covenant curses.

Deuteronomy 32:35 explicitly declares God’s vengeance, reinforcing the covenant vengeance theme here.

Deuteronomy 32:41 speaks of God whetting His sword for vengeance — a clear parallel to Leviticus's sword avenging the covenant.

Judges 2:14–16 Historical context

Judges 2:14-16 narrates God delivering Israel into enemies' hands then raising judges — a historical outworking of the sword and enemy threat in Leviticus.

Deuteronomy 28:21 promises pestilence as a covenant curse, nearly identical to the plague threatened here.

1 Kings 8:37 lists famine, pestilence, and other calamities as consequences of sin, matching the curses in this verse.

1 Kings 8:33 references defeat before an enemy due to sin, directly alluding to the covenant curse scenario described here.

In Jeremiah 15:3, God appoints four kinds of judgment including the sword, paralleling the sword as a covenant curse.

Jeremiah 25:9 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 25:9, God brings Babylon as His servant to destroy Judah, fulfilling the threat of enemy invasion here.

Deuteronomy 28:52 describes the same siege scenario – an enemy besieging cities until walls fall, fulfilling the threat of being delivered to the enemy.

In 1 Chronicles 21:12, the same triad—sword, pestilence, enemy—appears as judgment options for David's sin, echoing the covenant curse.

Ezekiel 21:3 echoes the same divine sword imagery — God drawing his sword against both righteous and wicked as covenant judgment.

Jeremiah 52:4 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 52:4, Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem, a historical fulfillment of the curse—enemies besieging cities and delivering into hand.

In Isaiah 65:12, God numbers rebellious Israel to the sword, directly reflecting the sword judgment of the covenant curse.

In 2 Chronicles 24:24, God delivers a great host into enemy hands for forsaking Him, directly illustrating this curse's enemy deliverance.

In 2 Chronicles 6:28, Solomon's prayer lists pestilence and enemy siege among covenant calamities, matching these specific curses.

In Jeremiah 50:35, a sword comes upon Babylon—the same instrument but now against Israel's enemy, reversely applying the judgment.

2 Samuel 24:13 offers pestilence as one option of divine punishment, showing a similar use of plague as judgment.

Ezekiel 39:23 Prophetic fulfillment

Ezekiel 39:23 links exile to Israel's iniquity — a specific historical fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined here.

Ezekiel 29:8 uses the same 'bring a sword' formula against Egypt, extending the covenant judgment language to a foreign nation.

In Jeremiah 5:9, God asks whether He should avenge such a nation, echoing the 'avenge the quarrel of my covenant' phrase.

Numbers 16:49 Historical context

Numbers 16:49 records a plague as punishment, exemplifying the pestilence described in the covenant curse.