Leviticus 26:26

And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Cross-reference

Haggai 1:6 Parallel

Haggai 1:6 describes eating without enough, reflecting the same unsatisfied hunger from Leviticus due to neglect of God's house.

Micah 6:14 Parallel

Micah 6:14 echoes 'eat but not be satisfied' as a curse for injustice, directly paralleling Leviticus 26:26.

Psalm 105:16 directly parallels 'broke the staff of bread' — God sending famine as judgment, same phrase.

Isaiah 3:1 Allusion

Isaiah 3:1 describes the Lord removing supply of bread and water — the same covenant curse of removing sustenance.

Hosea 4:10 Parallel

Hosea 4:10 uses 'eat but not be satisfied', the same result of God's judgment for forsaking Him, as in Leviticus.

Ezekiel 14:13 repeats 'break its staff of bread' as a curse for unfaithfulness, mirroring Leviticus 26:26.

Lamentations 4:3-9 portrays siege famine with mothers eating children — a graphic fulfillment of the curse of scarce bread.

Ezekiel 4:10 has Ezekiel eating bread by weight as a sign — directly mirroring the rationed bread of the covenant curse.

Ezekiel 4:16 repeats 'break the staff of bread' and eating by weight — the same specific image of famine judgment.

In Ezekiel 5:16, the same 'break your staff of bread' phrase is used as judgment on Jerusalem, directly echoing the covenant curse from Leviticus.

Revelation 6:5 shows a rider with scales and a voice pricing grain by weight — the same image of bread weighed out in scarcity.

Matthew 14:20 records Jesus feeding thousands so they are satisfied — the opposite of this curse where they eat but are not satisfied.

Amos 4:6 Parallel

Amos 4:6 describes God giving 'cleanness of teeth' and lack of bread — the same famine judgment as the broken staff of bread here.

Joel 2:26 Contrast

Joel 2:26 promises eating in plenty and satisfaction after restoration — the opposite of the curse of unsatisfied hunger here.

Ezekiel 12:18 depicts eating bread with trembling as a sign of judgment — similar to the unsatisfying bread curse in Leviticus 26:26.

Jeremiah 52:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 52:6 recounts the same siege famine as 2 Kings 25:3 — a direct fulfillment of the curse in Leviticus 26:26.

Psalm 104:15 describes bread strengthening the heart — a blessing that contrasts with the unsatisfying bread curse in Leviticus 26:26.

2 Kings 25:3 Historical context

2 Kings 25:3 describes severe famine during Jerusalem's siege — a historical outworking of the covenant curse in Leviticus 26:26.

2 Kings 8:1 Historical context

2 Kings 8:1 records Elisha's prophecy of a seven-year famine called by the LORD — a direct judgment like the curse in Leviticus 26:26.

1 Kings 18:2 Historical context

1 Kings 18:2 describes a severe famine in Samaria during Elijah's time — a historical instance of the covenant curse of bread shortage.

Isaiah 9:20 Parallel

Isaiah 9:20 depicts extreme famine leading to cannibalism — a horrific outcome of the bread shortage threatened here.

2 Samuel 21:1 Historical context

2 Samuel 21:1 recounts a historical famine as divine judgment — an example of the covenant curse in action, but not a direct verbal link.

Deuteronomy 28:51 warns enemies will eat your produce — a parallel curse of famine and deprivation in the covenant.