Leviticus 26:33

And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 28:64-66 elaborates on the scattering, adding that they will find no rest among the nations.

Luke 21:24 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 21:24, Jesus foretells Jerusalem's fall and the scattering of its people, fulfilling the prophetic curse of dispersion.

Zechariah 7:14 describes Israel scattered by a whirlwind, with the land made desolate—a vivid echo of the same judgment threatened here.

In Ezekiel 22:15, God repeats the same scattering language directly, echoing the covenant curse of dispersion among the nations.

Ezekiel 20:23 recalls God's oath in the wilderness to scatter them among the nations as judgment.

Ezekiel 12:14-16 describes scattering survivors to every wind with the sword, but also a remnant left.

Lamentations 1:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 1:3 describes Judah's captivity and lack of rest among the nations, directly fulfilling the scattering curse.

Jeremiah 9:16 nearly quotes this curse, saying God will scatter them among unknown nations and send the sword.

Deuteronomy 4:27 repeats this scattering judgment, emphasizing the survivors will be few among the nations.

Ezekiel 5:2 Allusion

Ezekiel 5:2 symbolically scatters a third part with a sword drawn after, directly mirroring the language here.

In Deuteronomy 32:26, God says He would 'scatter them into corners'—a direct parallel to the scattering threatened here.

Micah 7:13 Parallel

Micah 7:13 declares the land desolate because of its inhabitants, directly echoing the curse's result for disobedience.

Amos 9:9 Parallel

Amos 9:9 uses the image of sifting Israel among all nations, a vivid parallel to the scattering curse.

Amos 9:4 Parallel

Amos 9:4 says even in captivity the sword will slay them, reinforcing the relentless judgment of the covenant curse.

Amos 7:17 Parallel

Amos 7:17 pronounces sword and captivity for Israel, fulfilling the curse that they will go into exile and die by the sword.

Hosea 11:6 Parallel

Hosea 11:6 warns of the sword consuming cities, matching the 'draw out a sword' curse from Leviticus.

Hosea 8:8 Allusion

Hosea 8:8 says Israel is 'swallowed up' and 'among the Gentiles,' directly echoing the scattering among nations.

Daniel 9:7 Allusion

Daniel 9:7 acknowledges the scattering as fulfilled, confessing that God drove Israel into all countries because of their trespass.

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records the Assyrian exile of the northern kingdom—a historical fulfillment of the scattering warned here.

Ezekiel 21:3 uses the same 'draw out my sword' imagery, declaring judgment on Israel's land and people.

2 Kings 24:3 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 24:3 states that Judah was removed from God's sight due to sin—directly fulfilling the scattering curse here.

2 Kings 25:21 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 25:21 records Judah being carried away from their land—the historical fulfillment of the scattering judgment here.

Ezekiel 5:12 directly repeats the scattering and sword language from Leviticus, applying it to Jerusalem's siege with a third part scattered.

Ezekiel 5:10 predicts scattering into all winds after cannibalism, echoing the judgment of Leviticus.

Esther 3:8 Parallel

Esther 3:8 describes the Jews as 'scattered abroad' — the historical reality of the dispersion foretold here, now used by Haman to accuse them.

Lamentations 4:16 says the LORD's anger divided them (scattered) — a poetic fulfillment of this scattering curse.

2 Chronicles 7:19 lays out the condition—turning away from God's commands—that leads to the scattering curse here.

Jeremiah 52:27 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 52:27 recounts Judah being carried away captive, fulfilling the scattering threatened in Leviticus.

Jeremiah 44:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 44:2 declares Jerusalem and Judah cities desolate with no inhabitant, matching the desolation promised here.

Jeremiah 39:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 39:9 records the actual Babylonian captivity, carrying away the remnant — direct historical fulfillment of scattering.

Jeremiah 29:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 29:18 details scattering with sword, famine, and pestilence to all kingdoms, fulfilling this judgment.

Jeremiah 18:16 describes the land becoming desolate and a perpetual hissing, echoing the desolation pronounced here.

Jeremiah 15:4 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 15:4, God promises to scatter Israel among all kingdoms because of Manasseh, directly fulfilling the threat made here.

Jeremiah 13:24 explicitly says God will scatter Israel like chaff — a vivid reapplication of this covenant curse.

Jeremiah 12:12 depicts the sword devouring the whole land — the same punitive sword that follows the scattering here.

In Nehemiah 1:8, this scattering curse is explicitly quoted as the covenant warning that motivates Nehemiah's repentance prayer.

Jeremiah 7:34 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 7:34 foretells the land becoming desolate and joyful voices ceasing — a direct fulfillment of the desolation pronounced here.

Psalm 106:27 recalls God scattering Israel among the nations, directly echoing this judgment as part of Israel's history.

Psalm 44:11 Allusion

Psalm 44:11 laments a time when God scattered His people like sheep — echoing the curse as a present reality.