Psalm 109:13

Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Cross-references

Psalm 109:15 continues the curse, asking God to cut off their memory — reinforcing the desire to blot out name here.

Psalm 37:28 Parallel

Psalm 37:28 explicitly states that the children of the wicked shall be cut off, directly echoing the psalm's curse on posterity.

Psalm 21:10 Parallel

Psalm 21:10 speaks of destroying their fruit and seed from the earth — the same cutting off of posterity as the curse here.

Jeremiah 22:30 Historical context

In Jeremiah 22:30, Jehoiachin is declared childless — a specific instance of cutting off a royal line.

In Deuteronomy 9:14, God threatens to blot out Israel's name — the same 'blot out' language used here.

In Deuteronomy 29:20, the LORD will blot out the name of the covenant breaker — identical curse language.

1 Samuel 2:31–33 Historical context

1 Samuel 2:31-33 describes God cutting off Eli's descendants, a concrete example of the posterity being blotted out.

In Isaiah 14:20-22, the king of Babylon's offspring are never named — the same fate of being blotted out.

2 Kings 10:10 Historical context

2 Kings 10:10 confirms the fulfillment of God's word against Ahab's house, cutting off his line — a parallel to the psalm's curse.

Job 18:19 Parallel

In Job 18:19, Bildad says the wicked have no offspring or posterity — directly echoing this curse.

Revelation 3:5 promises the faithful their name will never be blotted out — the opposite of the curse here.

Nahum 1:14 Parallel

Nahum 1:14 declares God's judgment that Nineveh's name will no longer be perpetuated — directly parallel to the psalmist's curse.

Jeremiah 11:19 records enemies plotting to cut off his name — the same malicious intent the psalmist prays against his foes.

Isaiah 48:19 promises that obedient Israel's name would never be cut off — the opposite of the curse here.

Job 27:14 Parallel

Job 27:14 says the wicked's children are destined for the sword — a parallel to the curse of cutting off posterity here.

Job 18:17 Parallel

Job 18:17 describes the wicked's memory perishing and having no name — the same fate the curse here invokes.

Esther 9:10 Parallel

Esther 9:10 records the execution of Haman's ten sons — a literal cutting off of posterity as the curse here desires.

2 Samuel 18:18 shows Absalom erecting a pillar to preserve his name because he had no son — the very fate the curse here wishes upon the enemy.

Deuteronomy 25:6 commands levirate marriage to prevent a name being blotted out — directly opposing the curse here.

Numbers 27:4 shows daughters pleading to preserve their father's name — the opposite of the curse here that seeks to blot out a name.

In Leviticus 20:20, uncle-nephew incest results in dying childless — a direct parallel to cutting off posterity.

2 Kings 10:11 Historical context

In 2 Kings 10:11, Jehu cuts off all of Ahab's house — a historical fulfillment of the curse of cutting off posterity.

Isaiah 26:14 describes God wiping out all memory of the wicked — the same fate the psalmist prays for his enemy's name.

In Exodus 32:33, God blots sinners from His book — same verb applied to a different registry.

In Proverbs 10:7, the name of the wicked rots — a similar fate of being forgotten, though less severe.

In Deuteronomy 25:19, Israel is commanded to blot out Amalek's memory — a parallel command to erase a name.