Leviticus 26:39

And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

Cross-reference

Exodus 34:7 Parallel

Exodus 34:7 repeats the same formula of generational punishment, reinforcing the theological backdrop of this verse.

Numbers 14:18 similarly declares God visiting iniquity on generations, directly supporting the punishment mentioned here.

Deuteronomy 5:9 reiterates the commandment's warning of generational punishment, grounding the curse in this covenant context.

Deuteronomy 28:65 describes restless anguish in exile, matching the pining away in enemy lands from this verse.

Ezekiel 33:10 echoes the exact phrase 'rot away' as the people confess their sins, directly connecting to the consequence described here.

In Ezekiel 24:23, the exiles rot away in their iniquities and groan — a direct echo of the same curse phrase here.

Ezekiel 18:19 directly addresses the proverb 'fathers eat sour grapes' — this verse describes the iniquity of fathers leading to children's punishment, which Ezekiel challenges.

Ezekiel 18:2 also cites the sour grapes proverb that this verse reflects, but Ezekiel argues for individual responsibility instead.

In Nehemiah 1:9, a promise of gathering after repentance contrasts the wasting away in exile described here.

In Ezekiel 4:17, the people rot away from lack of bread and water — a direct parallel to the rotting curse here.

In Lamentations 4:9, those starving waste away during siege — a vivid fulfillment of the rotting curse described here.

Jeremiah 31:29 quotes a proverb about fathers' sins affecting children, which this verse exemplifies—but Jeremiah later overturns it.

In Jeremiah 3:25, the people confess their sins and their fathers' sins, directly echoing the inherited guilt described here.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 states the principle of visiting iniquity on children, which is the very basis for the 'iniquities of their fathers' here.

Isaiah 65:7 Parallel

Isaiah 65:7 directly echoes that God repays both your iniquities and your fathers' together.

Daniel 9:16 Allusion

Daniel 9:16 confesses that both the people's and their fathers' iniquities led to Jerusalem's desolation — fulfilling the threat.

Isaiah 14:21 explicitly commands punishing sons for fathers' iniquity — same principle as rotting for fathers' sins.

Psalm 109:14 similarly invokes the iniquity of fathers being remembered before the Lord.

Psalm 32:5 Contrast

Psalm 32:5 shows the opposite outcome — confessing sin leads to forgiveness, not rotting away.

2 Kings 15:29 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 15:29, this prophecy of wasting away in enemy lands is fulfilled as Tiglath-Pileser deports the northern tribes.

In Nehemiah 9:2, Israel confesses their sins and their fathers' sins — directly responding to this curse's call for acknowledgment.

Ezekiel 6:9 Parallel

In Ezekiel 6:9, the escaped exiles remember God and loathe themselves — a spiritual parallel to the physical rotting here.

In Ezekiel 20:43, exiles remember their sins and loathe themselves — a spiritual response to the judgment of rotting away here.

In 1 Kings 8:33, Solomon echoes this covenant curse: Israel defeated by enemies because of sin, then cries out for deliverance.

Ezekiel 36:31 describes future repentance and self-loathing for sins, which is the intended response to the rotting judgment here.

Deuteronomy 4:29 promises restoration if Israel seeks God — the opposite of the hopeless wasting away in sin described here.

In Jeremiah 29:12, a promise that exiles who seek God will be heard — contrasting the hopeless wasting away here.

In 2 Chronicles 33:12, Manasseh in affliction humbles himself — a specific example of the repentance this curse anticipates.

Deuteronomy 30:1 speaks of remembering the curse while scattered among nations, continuing the scenario of exile begun here.

Hosea 5:15 Parallel

Hosea 5:15 speaks of God withdrawing until they acknowledge guilt, mirroring the state of rotting in exile as a catalyst for repentance.

Zechariah 10:9 mentions being sown among peoples and remembering God, a later development from the exile condition described here.