Leviticus 26:31
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 9:6, judgment begins at the sanctuary — showing the same divine judgment on the sanctuary as in the covenant curse.
In Jeremiah 22:5, God swears the royal house will become desolation — directly echoing the covenant curse on sanctuaries.
Genesis 8:21 shows God smelling a pleasing aroma and blessing, contrasting with Leviticus where He rejects the aroma.
In Jeremiah 26:9, the people quote the prophecy that the house will be like Shiloh and the city desolate — echoing the same curse.
In Jeremiah 52:13, the Babylonians burn the temple and houses — historical fulfillment of the curse that cities and sanctuaries would be laid waste.
In Lamentations 1:1, the once-full city sits lonely and desolate, lamenting the realized curse on cities.
In Lamentations 1:10, enemies enter the sanctuary and seize its treasures — fulfilling the desolation of the sanctuary threatened in the curse.
In Lamentations 2:7, the Lord rejects the altar and sanctuary, echoing the curse of desolate sanctuaries.
In Ezekiel 6:6, cities are laid waste and altars demolished, directly paralleling the curse's judgment.
In Jeremiah 26:6, God threatens to make the temple like Shiloh and the city a curse — same desolation of sanctuary and city.
In Ezekiel 24:21, God declares He will profane His sanctuary — a direct reiteration of the curse that sanctuaries would be brought to desolation.
Amos 5:21-23 expresses God's hatred of assemblies and refusal of offerings, parallel to Leviticus' rejection of aromas.
In Micah 3:12, Zion is plowed and Jerusalem becomes a heap of rubble, matching the curse's desolation.
In Matthew 24:2, Jesus predicts not one stone will be left on another — matching the covenant curse of cities and sanctuaries being laid waste.
Luke 21:6 directly predicts the temple's total ruin, matching the warning of sanctuary desolation in Leviticus.
Luke 21:24 describes Jerusalem trampled and people captive, echoing the cities laid waste and judgment in Leviticus.
Acts 6:14 records the accusation that Stephen said Jesus would destroy the temple, aligning with God's desolation of sanctuaries.
In Jeremiah 9:11, God makes Jerusalem a heap of ruins and other cities desolate, directly fulfilling the curse.
2 Kings 25:4-10 records the Babylonian siege and burning of Jerusalem, fulfilling the desolation prophesied in Leviticus 26:31.
2 Chronicles 36:19 describes the burning of the temple and destruction of Jerusalem, a direct fulfillment of Leviticus 26:31.
Nehemiah 2:3 refers to Jerusalem's ruined walls and burned gates, showing the ongoing desolation prophesied in Leviticus 26:31.
Nehemiah 2:17 laments Jerusalem's ruins and burned gates, reflecting the desolation God warned about in Leviticus 26:31.
In Psalm 74:3-8, the sanctuary is burned and destroyed, depicting the fulfillment of the curse on sanctuaries.
In Isaiah 1:7, the prophet describes cities burned and land desolate as the fulfillment of the covenant curse.
Isaiah 1:11-14 has God rejecting feasts and offerings, directly paralleling the refusal of pleasing aromas in Leviticus.
In Isaiah 24:10-12, the city is left in ruins and joy turned to gloom, echoing the curse of wasted cities.
Isaiah 66:3 equates offerings to abominable acts, echoing God's rejection of worship in Leviticus.
In Jeremiah 4:7, a destroyer leaves cities ruined and desolate without inhabitant, matching the curse's outcome.
Ezekiel 5:14 explicitly says God will make Jerusalem a 'desolation'—the same key term used for sanctuaries and cities in the Leviticus curse.
Amos 7:9 directly echoes 'sanctuaries laid waste' — the same covenant curse described here.
Jeremiah 13:19 portrays towns shut up and Judah exiled—a direct fulfillment of the curse that cities would be laid waste and sanctuaries desolate.
2 Kings 22:19 directly cites the 'desolation' spoken against Jerusalem—matching the same term for sanctuaries made desolate in the Leviticus curse.
In Luke 13:35, Jesus applies this desolation curse to Jerusalem, fulfilling the threat against the sanctuary.
Deuteronomy 28:20 echoes the same covenant curse pattern: God sends destruction and panic for disobedience, reinforcing the judgment on cities and sanctuaries.
Deuteronomy 4:26 warns of utter destruction and exile, consistent with the cities laid waste in Leviticus.
Isaiah 5:5 uses the metaphor of God removing protection from his vineyard, resulting in destruction—a parallel image to God laying waste to cities and sanctuaries.
In Hosea 11:6, the sword consuming cities parallels this curse of cities being laid waste.
Joshua 23:13 warns that disobeying God will lead to enemies as snares and eventual perishing from the land—a later covenant threat similar to the desolation of cities.