Leviticus 26:28

Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

Cross-references

In Leviticus 26:18, the same sevenfold discipline is introduced earlier in the chapter, escalating the covenant warnings against disobedience.

Leviticus 26:40 follows with the condition for restoration after this discipline — confession leads to God remembering the covenant.

Ezekiel 8:18 depicts God acting in wrath with no pity — mirroring the fury and relentless discipline promised here.

Ezekiel 5:13 describes God spending his wrath — the fulfillment of the judgment warned here against a rebellious people.

Jeremiah 21:5 has God fighting against Israel in anger and fury — the same hostile divine action threatened here.

Isaiah 66:15 Related theme

Isaiah 66:15 portrays God coming in fire and fury to judge — matching the divine fury pronounced here for covenant disobedience.

Isaiah 59:18 Related theme

Isaiah 59:18 says God repays wrath to adversaries — the same divine retribution expressed as sevenfold discipline here.

Psalm 18:26 Parallel

Psalm 18:26 echoes the same principle — God responds in kind to human behavior, aligning with the 'walking contrary' here.

Nehemiah 13:18 explicitly connects Sabbath-breaking to the disaster on Israel, echoing the covenant curse logic here.

Judges 2:14 Historical context

Judges 2:14 shows the historical outworking of this judgment — God handing Israel over to enemies as discipline for their sin.

Deuteronomy 28:45 echoes the same covenant curse logic — disobedience brings relentless curses — reinforcing the warning here.

Genesis 4:15 also uses 'sevenfold' for vengeance — the same multiplicative term for divine retribution, though in a different context.

Isaiah 27:4 Contrast

Isaiah 27:4 declares God has no wrath, in contrast to the fury proclaimed here against disobedient Israel.

Nehemiah 9:32 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:32 is a post-exilic prayer acknowledging hardship as a result of covenant curses, aligning with the discipline described here.

Jeremiah 44:6 Historical context

Jeremiah 44:6 describes God's wrath poured out on Judah causing desolation, directly reflecting the discipline warned here.

Isaiah 63:3 Related theme

Isaiah 63:3 depicts God treading down nations in wrath — a vivid image of the fury threatened here against covenant breakers.

Jeremiah 4:4 warns of God's wrath like fire for uncircumcised hearts, paralleling the promised discipline for sins here.

Jeremiah 21:12 warns of God's wrath like fire if justice is undone, similar to the discipline for sins here.

Psalm 79:12 Parallel

Psalm 79:12 also uses 'sevenfold' for retribution, but against enemies taunting God, not Israel's own sins.