Ezekiel 29:10 immediately precedes this verse, declaring Egypt an utter waste—providing the scope of desolation that verse 11 then times at 40 years.

In Ezekiel 30:10-13, the same judgment is elaborated: Nebuchadnezzar destroys Egypt, leaving it desolate and leaderless.

In Ezekiel 32:13, the same phrase recurs: 'the foot of man shall not trouble them'—reinforcing the complete desolation of Egypt.

Ezekiel 35:7 pronounces a similar judgment on Edom, cutting off all who pass through—parallel language of desolation against another nation.

In Ezekiel 31:12, the allegory of Egypt as a cedar ends with it cut down and scattered—echoing the desolation of the forty years.

In Jeremiah 43:11, Nebuchadnezzar's invasion of Egypt is prophesied—the same historical judgment that brings the forty-year desolation.

In Jeremiah 43:12, Nebuchadnezzar burns Egypt's temples—part of the judgment that leads to the land's desolation.

Jeremiah 51:43 repeats the phrase 'no son of man passes through' for Babylon, applying the same desolation language to a different nation.

Isaiah 34:10 uses identical language of 'none shall pass through' for Edom's permanent desolation, contrasting with Egypt's temporary 40 years.

Jeremiah 25:11 also specifies a set period of desolation—70 years for Judah—paralleling the 40-year desolation of Egypt.

Daniel 9:2 reflects on Jeremiah's 70-year prophecy, showing the same motif of a divinely appointed desolation period—here applied to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 25:12 adds that after the 70 years, Babylon is punished—echoing how God's judgments have a defined end and subsequent retribution.