Psalm 34:16
The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Cross-references
Psalm 109:15 uses the exact phrase 'cut off the memory of them from the earth', directly echoing the judgment in Psalm 34:16.
Leviticus 17:10 uses the same 'set my face against' idiom for divine opposition, here against eating blood.
Leviticus 26:17 repeats 'set my face against' as part of covenant curses for disobedience.
In Job 18:17, Bildad describes the wicked's memory perishing — directly paralleling the cutting off of memory in Psalm 34:16.
Jeremiah 44:11 applies the 'set my face against' judgment to Judah's idolatry, showing the same divine opposition.
In Ezekiel 14:8, God says He will set His face against the idolater and cut him off — directly echoing the language of Psalm 34:16.
In Ruth 4:10, Boaz marries Ruth to prevent the dead's name from being cut off — the opposite of God cutting off the memory of evildoers.
Jeremiah 21:10 uses 'set my face against' for judgment on Jerusalem, mirroring God's face against evildoers in Psalm 34:16.
Ezekiel 15:7 repeats 'set my face against' for judgment, directly paralleling Psalm 34:16's language and theme.
Proverbs 10:7 says the name of the wicked will rot — echoing the cutting off of memory in Psalm 34:16.
In Amos 9:4, God sets His eyes on Israel for evil — a parallel to His face being against evildoers in Psalm 34:16.
In Jeremiah 17:13, those who forsake God are written in the earth — a metaphor for perishable memory, similar to being cut off from remembrance.