Ezekiel 30:21

Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 30:24, God strengthens Babylon's arms while Pharaoh's broken arm remains unbound—a direct contrast within the same prophecy.

In Ezekiel 31:17, Assyria's allies (his arm) fall with him — a related use of 'arm' for supporters, same prophetic context.

Jeremiah 46:11 directly addresses Egypt's incurable wound, reinforcing the same theme of Egypt's unhealed judgment as Pharaoh's broken arm.

In 1 Samuel 2:31, God cuts off the arm of Eli's house — the same metaphor for removing strength in judgment as here.

Isaiah 45:1 Contrast

In Isaiah 45:1, God strengthens Cyrus's right hand, contrasting sharply with the broken arm of Pharaoh here.

Nahum 3:19 Parallel

In Nahum 3:19, Nineveh's wound has no healing — directly matching the incurable broken arm of Egypt here.

Jeremiah 51:8 applies the balm-for-wound imagery to Babylon, similar to the unbound arm of Pharaoh—both call for healing that does not come.

Jeremiah 51:9 says Babylon was not healed despite attempts, echoing the unbound arm in Ezekiel where no healing is applied.

Psalm 10:15 Allusion

Psalm 10:15 uses the same 'break the arm' metaphor as a plea for God to destroy the wicked, mirroring the judgment on Pharaoh.

Psalm 37:17 Allusion

Psalm 37:17 echoes the broken arms of the wicked as a symbol of God's judgment, similar to Pharaoh's broken arm here.

Jeremiah 48:25 declares Moab's arm broken—the same metaphor for a nation's downfall as Pharaoh's broken arm here.

In Revelation 18:21, a millstone is thrown into the sea to symbolize Babylon's irreversible fall, mirroring the unhealable broken arm of Egypt.

Isaiah 1:6 Related theme

Isaiah 1:6 describes unbound wounds, just as Pharaoh's broken arm is not bound up—both use unhealed injury to depict divine judgment.

Jeremiah 30:13 Related theme

Jeremiah 30:13 speaks of a wound with no healing or medicine, paralleling the unbound, unhealed arm of Pharaoh here.