Psalm 44:11

Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

Cross-reference

Psalm 44:22 Parallel

In Psalm 44:22, the same psalm repeats the image of being killed all day long and regarded as sheep for slaughter, reinforcing the lament.

Psalm 60:1 Parallel

Psalm 60:1 laments God's rejection and scattering, matching the scattering among nations here and adding a plea for restoration.

In Psalm 106:27, the scattering of Israel among the nations is recounted as judgment, directly paralleling the scattering in Psalm 44:11.

Deuteronomy 4:27 uses the same language of being scattered among the peoples as a covenant curse, directly paralleling this lament.

Deuteronomy 28:64 expands the scattering to all nations, reinforcing the severity of the judgment described here.

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records the historical exile of Israel to Assyria, a concrete fulfillment of the scattering lamented here.

Romans 8:36 Citation

Romans 8:36 quotes Psalm 44:22, applying the 'sheep to be slaughtered' imagery to believers' suffering for Christ.

Luke 21:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 21:24 predicts Jerusalem's destruction and captivity among nations, a later fulfillment of the scattering pattern.

Jeremiah 12:3 uses the same 'sheep for slaughter' imagery, but prays for the wicked to be treated that way.

Ezekiel 34:12 uses the same shepherd-sheep imagery to describe God seeking the scattered flock, deepening the metaphor.

Leviticus 26:33 is the covenant curse of scattering among nations, the very judgment echoed in this psalm.

In Jeremiah 29:18, God declares He will make Israel a horror and scatter them among nations, matching the scattering theme of Psalm 44:11.

In Ezekiel 5:10, God says He will scatter the remnant to all winds, a direct parallel to the scattering in Psalm 44:11.

In Ezekiel 11:16, God acknowledges scattering Israel among nations but promises to be a sanctuary, paralleling the scattering while adding hope.

1 Peter 1:1 Allusion

1 Peter 1:1 addresses the 'Dispersion' — the same scattering of God's people lamented in Psalm 44:11, but now as elect sojourners.

Jeremiah 32:37 speaks of gathering from the countries where God drove them, offering hope after the scattering.

Isaiah 11:12 describes gathering the dispersed from the four corners, the opposite of the scattering in this verse.

Isaiah 11:11 promises God will recover the remnant from the nations, contrasting the scattering with future restoration.

Nehemiah 1:3 Historical context

In Nehemiah 1:3, the report of Jerusalem's broken walls and the remnant's trouble reflects the same exile and scattering lamented in Psalm 44:11.