Leviticus 26:32

And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 25:11 states the whole land becomes a ruin and waste, directly matching the desolation curse pronounced here.

Luke 21:20 Parallel

Luke 21:20 warns that Jerusalem's desolation is near when surrounded by armies, fulfilling the pattern of desolation threatened here.

Ezekiel 33:29 also describes the land made desolate as punishment for detestable deeds, reinforcing the same covenant curse.

Ezekiel 33:28 echoes this same curse: the land made a desolate waste with no one crossing it — a direct parallel to the desolation threatened here.

Ezekiel 5:15 expands the curse to reproach and horror among nations, echoing the astonishment of enemies in Leviticus.

Lamentations 5:18 laments Mount Zion lying desolate, vividly illustrating the curse's fulfillment in the exile.

Lamentations 4:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 4:12 records astonishment that enemies could enter Jerusalem, fulfilling the curse of the land being laid waste.

Jeremiah 44:22 says the land became a desolation and waste, directly citing the same outcome as the curse here.

Jeremiah 44:2 reports Jerusalem and Judah as a desolation with no inhabitant, confirming the curse's fulfillment.

Jeremiah 25:38 Related theme

Jeremiah 25:38 describes the land becoming a waste, illustrating the same divine judgment threatened in the curse.

Jeremiah 25:18 says Jerusalem and Judah are made a desolation and waste, echoing the specific language of the curse.

Deuteronomy 28:37 adds that Israel will become a horror and byword among nations, paralleling the appalling desolation of the land.

Jeremiah 19:8 uses the same language of horror and hissing for Jerusalem, showing the desolation promised in Leviticus coming true.

Isaiah 5:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:6, God lays the vineyard waste with briers — a parallel to the land being made desolate.

Deuteronomy 29:23 describes the land as utterly ruined like Sodom — the same desolation threatened here.

Deuteronomy 29:24-28 explains that the land's desolation results from abandoning the covenant, providing the same rationale as this curse.

1 Kings 9:8 Allusion

1 Kings 9:8 says the temple will become a heap and passersby will be appalled, using the same 'appalled' language as the land desolation.

Isaiah 1:7 Parallel

Isaiah 1:7 depicts the land desolate and cities burned, matching the curse of foreign devastation.

Jeremiah 18:16 says the land will be an object of horror and scorn, with passersby appalled — directly echoing this curse.

Isaiah 5:9 Parallel

Isaiah 5:9 declares houses desolate without inhabitants, echoing the curse of abandoned land.

Isaiah 6:11 Allusion

Isaiah 6:11 says the land will be utterly desolate — nearly verbatim the same phrase from this curse.

Isaiah 64:10 directly calls Zion and Jerusalem a desolation, strongly reiterating the land-wasting curse pronounced here.

Jeremiah 9:11 declares Jerusalem a heap of ruins and a desolation, fulfilling the same judgment threatened in the curse.

Ezekiel 5:14 promises desolation and reproach among nations, paralleling the astonishment of enemies in the Leviticus curse.

Luke 13:35 Allusion

In Luke 13:35, Jesus applies this desolation curse to Jerusalem for rejecting Him, showing the covenant warning fulfilled.

Daniel 9:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 9:2 refers to the desolation of Jerusalem predicted by Jeremiah, connecting back to this same covenant curse of land desolation.

Daniel 9:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 9:18 pleads for mercy regarding the desolate city, directly referencing the fulfilled curse of land desolation from Leviticus.

Isaiah 24:1 Parallel

Isaiah 24:1 describes the earth made empty and waste — a broader, global extension of this land desolation.

Isaiah 32:13 gives a vivid picture of thorns and briers covering the land, echoing the curse of desolation described here.

Isaiah 32:14 describes palaces forsaken and cities deserted, picturing the same wasting judgment as the curse here.