Leviticus 26:36

And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:7 promises Israel chasing enemies — the exact opposite of fleeing from a driven leaf in the curse of verse 36.

Leviticus 26:8 shows the blessing counterpart where five chase a hundred, contrasting the curse's panic and flight.

Leviticus 26:17 explicitly states 'you shall flee when none pursues you', the same phrase describing the curse's terror.

Ezekiel 21:15 says hearts melt and many stumble — directly reflecting the fainting and falling when none pursues.

Deuteronomy 28:65-67 echoes the same curse of terror and faintness among the nations, reinforcing the covenant warning.

Proverbs 28:1 uses the identical image: 'The wicked flee when no one pursues,' illustrating the same principle of guilty fear.

Isaiah 7:4 Contrast

Isaiah 7:4 commands not to be faint-hearted — directly opposing the God-sent faintness in Leviticus 26:36.

2 Kings 25:4 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 25:4 depicts Jerusalem's army fleeing at night, a vivid historical example of the curse's panic and flight.

In 1 Chronicles 21:12, fleeing before enemies and being overtaken by the sword directly mirrors the curse here.

1 Chronicles 10:7 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Chronicles 10:7 repeats Israel's flight after Saul's death, same scene as 1 Samuel 31:7, illustrating the curse's panic.

Psalm 44:10 Parallel

In Psalm 44:10, the psalmist recounts God making Israel retreat before enemies — a direct experience of the curse.

Psalm 53:5 Parallel

In Psalm 53:5, the wicked are overwhelmed with dread where there is nothing to dread — exactly the irrational panic here.

Jeremiah 39:4 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 39:4, Zedekiah and his soldiers flee the city — a historical fulfillment of fleeing before enemies here.

In Jeremiah 46:16, defeated soldiers stumble and fall, fleeing from the sword — mirroring the panic and collapse here.

Jeremiah 52:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 52:7 records the actual flight of Judah's army at Jerusalem's fall, fulfilling the panic curse described here.

Lamentations 1:6 describes princes fleeing without strength before the pursuer, directly matching the panic here.

Lamentations 5:17 uses the exact phrase 'our heart is faint', mirroring the faintness God sends as a curse.

Deuteronomy 28:25 states you will flee seven ways before your enemies, a parallel curse with the same reversal of victory into panic.

1 Samuel 31:7 Historical context

1 Samuel 31:7 shows Israelites fleeing and abandoning cities after Saul's death, fulfilling the curse of panic and flight.

Joshua 7:5 Historical context

Joshua 7:5 shows Israel's hearts melting with fear after Ai's defeat, a direct example of the panic Leviticus 26:36 warns about.

Genesis 42:28 recounts the brothers' hearts failing with unexplained fear, matching the faintness of heart in the curse.

Deuteronomy 32:25 echoes the same curse of terror — outside the sword, inside terror — reinforcing the covenant warning.

Lamentations 1:3 shows Judah in exile with no rest and pursuers overtaking them, echoing the curse of fleeing.

Joshua 2:9-11 shows enemies' hearts melting in fear of Israel — the opposite of Israel's terror in the curse.

Joshua 5:1 Contrast

Joshua 5:1 also describes enemy hearts melting from fear of Israel — the reverse of the curse's terror on Israel.

2 Kings 21:14 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 21:14 declares God will forsake Israel to enemies, a judgment mirroring the curse of being handed over in Leviticus 26:36.

Isaiah 30:17 describes a thousand fleeing at one threat, echoing the curse's disproportionate flight from imaginary danger.

Jeremiah 37:10 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 37:10, even wounded enemies prevail — illustrating the hopelessness that drives the panic here.

1 Samuel 13:7 describes the people trembling with fear under Philistine threat, matching the faintness of heart in Leviticus 26:36.

Ezekiel 12:18 portrays trembling and anxiety while eating, a symbolic act reflecting the same terror of judgment.

1 Samuel 17:24 Related theme

1 Samuel 17:24 shows Israel fleeing in fear from Goliath — a concrete example of the terror described in the curse.

Psalm 89:43 Parallel

In Psalm 89:43, God turns back the king's sword, causing defeat that leads to the flight described here.

2 Kings 7:6 Parallel

2 Kings 7:6 has God using a sound to make enemies flee — similar to the 'driven leaf' terror but for Israel's deliverance.

Job 18:11 Parallel

In Job 18:11, terrors on every side dogging the wicked parallel the sudden fear from a windblown leaf here.

2 Chronicles 14:14 describes the Lord striking the Ethiopians with fear causing flight — a parallel to the panic sent on Israel's enemies.

Genesis 4:14 shows Cain’s fear of being killed by anyone, anticipating the terror of a guilty conscience even without pursuers.

2 Kings 7:7 Parallel

2 Kings 7:7 shows a similar divinely induced panic where the Syrian army flees from an imagined threat, echoing the driven-leaf terror.

Job 15:21 Related theme

Job 15:21 depicts the wicked hearing terrors in his ears, mirroring the driven-leaf terror that makes the remnant flee.