8 But all these things are only the beginning of the birth pains.”
Matthew 24:8 Cross References - ISV
Leviticus 26:18-29
18 “If, despite all of this, you still don’t listen to me, then I’ll punish you seven times more on account of your sins.
19 I’ll break your mighty pride. I’ll make the heavens to be like iron and the ground like bronze.
20 Your strength will be spent in vain, because your land won’t yield its produce and the trees of the land won’t yield their fruit.
21 “If you live life contrary to me and remain unwilling to listen to me, then I’ll add to your wounds seven times more on account of your sins. 22 I’ll send wild beasts against you from the open country to deprive you of your children, destroy your cattle, and decrease your number so that your roads become desolate.
23 “If, despite these things, you still won’t return to me, but live life contrary to me, 24 then I’ll certainly oppose you. I’ll take vengeance against you seven fold on account of your sins. 25 I’ll bring the sword against you to execute the vengeance of my covenant. When you gather in your cities, I’ll send a pestilence. As a result, you’ll be delivered into the control of your enemies. 26 When I destroy the source of your bread, ten women will bake bread in one oven. Then they’ll return back your bread by weight. You’ll eat but won’t be satisfied.
27 “If, after all of this time, you don’t listen to me, but instead live life contrary to me, 28 I’ll oppose you with vicious rage. Indeed, I myself will punish you seven fold on account of your sins. 29 At that time, you’ll eat the flesh of your sons and you’ll eat the flesh of your daughters.
21 “If you live life contrary to me and remain unwilling to listen to me, then I’ll add to your wounds seven times more on account of your sins. 22 I’ll send wild beasts against you from the open country to deprive you of your children, destroy your cattle, and decrease your number so that your roads become desolate.
23 “If, despite these things, you still won’t return to me, but live life contrary to me, 24 then I’ll certainly oppose you. I’ll take vengeance against you seven fold on account of your sins. 25 I’ll bring the sword against you to execute the vengeance of my covenant. When you gather in your cities, I’ll send a pestilence. As a result, you’ll be delivered into the control of your enemies. 26 When I destroy the source of your bread, ten women will bake bread in one oven. Then they’ll return back your bread by weight. You’ll eat but won’t be satisfied.
27 “If, after all of this time, you don’t listen to me, but instead live life contrary to me, 28 I’ll oppose you with vicious rage. Indeed, I myself will punish you seven fold on account of your sins. 29 At that time, you’ll eat the flesh of your sons and you’ll eat the flesh of your daughters.
Deuteronomy 28:59
59 then he will inflict extraordinary plagues on you and your children, great and lasting plagues, and severe and lasting illnesses.
Isaiah 9:12
12 Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west— and they devour Israel with open mouths! “Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.”
Isaiah 9:17
17 Therefore the Lord does not have pity on their young men, and has no compassion on their orphans and widows, because each of them was godless and an evildoer, and every mouth spoke folly. “Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.
Isaiah 9:21
21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they are against Judah. “Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.”
Isaiah 10:4
4 so you won’t have to crouch among those in chains or fall among the slain? “Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.”
1 Thessalonians 5:3
3 When people say, “There is peace and security,” destruction will strike them as suddenly as labor pains come to a pregnant woman, and they will not be able to escape.