Luke 21:7 asks for the sign, which this verse answers — the surrounding of Jerusalem by armies.

Luke 19:43 foretells the same event of Jerusalem's siege, now reiterated as a sign in this chapter.

Matthew 24:15 is the synoptic parallel, also referencing the abomination of desolation as the sign for Jerusalem's destruction.

Mark 13:14 parallels this, with the abomination standing where it must not, signaling the same desolation.

Deuteronomy 28:52 details siege conditions — armies surrounding cities until walls fall — exactly matching this situation.

Isaiah 27:10 depicts a fortified city deserted and forsaken, echoing the desolation of Jerusalem in this siege.

Isaiah 32:14 describes palace and city forsaken, a picture of the desolation that follows this military siege.

Jeremiah 52:4 details the Babylonian army besieging Jerusalem — the exact historical type that Jesus uses to warn of the coming Roman siege.

Zechariah 14:2 describes all nations gathering against Jerusalem to battle — the exact scenario Jesus says signals the city's desolation.

In John 11:48, the Sanhedrin feared Roman destruction; here Jesus warns that exact destruction is coming.

1 Thessalonians 2:16 declares God's wrath has come upon the Jews — the same destruction Jesus foretells here.

Revelation 20:9 depicts armies surrounding the beloved city — a final siege echoing the one Jesus warns about.

Leviticus 26:32 describes land devastation as a covenant curse, which this siege of Jerusalem fulfills.

Jeremiah 35:11 shows the Rechabites fleeing to Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege — a historical pattern that foreshadows the Roman siege Jesus predicts.