Psalm 144:12 describes flourishing young sons and daughters, the opposite of the fainting youth here — a stark contrast in outcomes.

In Isaiah 41:17-20, God promises to provide water for the thirsty, contrasting divine judgment with salvation.

In Lamentations 2:21, young men and women fall by the sword, directly echoing the fainting demographic here.

In Zechariah 9:17, young men and women flourish with grain and wine, contrasting the fainting from thirst here.

In Isaiah 5:13, the people are parched with thirst as judgment, directly parallel to this verse.

Deuteronomy 32:25 similarly predicts the death of young men and women in judgment, but by sword and terror rather than thirst.

Psalm 63:1 uses thirst as a metaphor for longing for God, contrasting with the literal thirst of judgment here — same image, opposite meaning.

In Isaiah 40:30, youths also grow weary, but the context offers hope and renewal, contrasting with the judgment here.

In Jeremiah 48:18, Moab sits on parched ground in judgment, paralleling the thirst-induced fainting here.

In Lamentations 1:18, virgins and young men are taken captive, reflecting judgment on the same group as here.