Ezekiel 19:11
And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 19:14, fire devours the vine's strong branch, fulfilling the lament—the scepter is destroyed.
In Ezekiel 21:10, the sword despises the scepter—contrasting the honor of the strong branch here.
In Ezekiel 21:13, the scepter is judged and removed—contrasting the once-strong branch for ruling.
Ezekiel 31:3 depicts Assyria as a cedar with high stature and thick boughs, like the vine's height.
In Ezekiel 17:5, a similar vine allegory describes Israel's planting and judgment — same symbolic language of the nation as a vine.
Psalm 80:15 also uses vine imagery of a branch made strong by God, echoing the strong rods here.
Daniel 4:11 describes a tree that grew strong and reached heaven, akin to the vine's exalted stature.
Daniel 4:20 interprets the tree as strong and tall, directly parallel to the vine's height and strength.
Jeremiah 48:17 laments the broken strong staff and beautiful rod, mirroring the strong rods for rulers.
Isaiah 11:1 foretells a rod from Jesse's stem, using similar branch imagery for a coming ruler.
Genesis 49:22 calls Joseph a fruitful bough with branches, echoing the vine's multitude of vines.