In Malachi 2:9, God makes the priests despised and abased—the same curse elaborated in verse 3 with dung and removal. Direct continuity.

1 Samuel 2:29 rebukes Eli’s house for dishonoring God’s offerings—the same priestly offense that brings the curse in Malachi 2:3.

In 1 Samuel 2:30, God declares those who despise Him will be lightly esteemed—the very principle behind the humiliating curse in Malachi 2:3.

1 Kings 14:10 uses 'burn up like dung' to describe Jeroboam’s house—the same dung imagery of contempt and removal as Malachi 2:3.

2 Kings 9:37 says Jezebel’s corpse will be 'as dung on the face of the field'—directly parallel to the dung-on-face curse in Malachi 2:3.

In Nahum 3:6, God throws filth on Nineveh as a sign of contempt — same action of defilement as judgment.

In Job 20:7, the wicked perish 'like his own dung'—a similar metaphor of utter contempt, though the context is general rather than priestly.

In Psalm 83:10, dung is also used to describe the degradation of enemies — both symbolize utter shame and disposal.

In Jeremiah 8:2, the dead are spread as dung on the ground — a parallel image of judgment and dishonor.

In 1 Corinthians 4:13, Paul calls apostles the 'refuse of the world' — similar metaphor of being treated as dung, but applied to suffering servants.