Ezekiel 21:20
Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 21:28, a specific prophecy against Ammon with the drawn sword expands on the judgment declared against Rabbah.
Ezekiel 25:5 pronounces judgment on Rabbah, the very city marked for the sword in 21:20 — showing the fulfillment of that sign.
Jeremiah 49:2 pronounces judgment on Rabbah, the same Ammonite city marked in Ezekiel's road sign.
In Lamentations 4:12, the disbelief that enemies could enter Jerusalem's gates echoes the unthinkable judgment prophesied here.
Amos 1:14 also prophesies fire against Rabbah, reinforcing the judgment on Ammon from Ezekiel's road.
In 2 Samuel 11:1, David besieges Rabbah, an earlier military action against the same city that Ezekiel's sword now targets.
In 2 Samuel 12:27, Joab reports capturing Rabbah, another historical parallel to the later judgment on Ammon.
In 1 Chronicles 20:1, the conquest of Rabbah is recounted, mirroring the earlier siege and foreshadowing the coming sword.
In Isaiah 22:10, Jerusalem's defensive preparations are described, paralleling the impending siege when the sword arrives.