Isaiah 10:13
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 10:8, Assyria boasts its princes are kings—part of the same arrogant speech, reinforcing the pride condemned here.
In Isaiah 10:6, God commissions Assyria as his tool — a direct contrast to the boast of self-sufficiency here.
In Isaiah 37:24, the Assyrian king boasts of his chariots and conquests—same self-reliant pride as the boast here.
Isaiah 37:23 directly addresses the Assyrian king's blasphemy—showing his pride is actually against the Holy One, as implied here.
In Isaiah 36:8, the Assyrian official taunts with military might — the same arrogant spirit as the boast here.
Habakkuk 1:16 describes Babylonians sacrificing to their military might — analogous to Assyria's self-glorification.
Deuteronomy 8:17 warns Israel against saying 'my power got me this wealth'—exactly the sin Assyria commits here.
Amos 6:13 has Israel boasting of taking Karnaim by own strength — same self-reliance condemned here.
Daniel 4:30 records Nebuchadnezzar's boast over Babylon — mirroring Assyria's pride in human achievement.
Ezekiel 29:3 shows Pharaoh boasting about making the Nile — parallel arrogance to Assyria's claim of conquest by own strength.
2 Kings 15:29 records Tiglath-pileser's actual conquests — concrete historical example of the boast's deeds.
1 Chronicles 5:26 reports Assyria exiling Transjordan tribes — further evidence of the conquests boasted about.
2 Kings 18:11 records another deportation by Assyria — confirming the historical reality of the boast.
2 Kings 17:24 shows Assyria resettling conquered peoples — directly parallels the 'removing boundaries' mentioned.
2 Kings 17:6 recounts Samaria's fall to Assyria — illustrating the power behind the arrogant claim.
In Jeremiah 46:8, Egypt boasts like a rising flood — a parallel to Assyria's boast of power and self-reliance here.
Judges 7:2 shows God preventing Israel from boasting 'my hand has saved me' — directly opposing the king's boast here.
1 Kings 20:10 shows Ben-Hadad's boast of overwhelming force, mirroring the Assyrian king's arrogant confidence in his own power.
In Hosea 12:8, Ephraim similarly boasts of self-made wealth and denies sin—mirroring Assyria's arrogant claim of strength and innocence.
In Ezekiel 35:13, Edom boasts against God — the same arrogant speech against the Lord as in this verse.
In Jeremiah 9:23, God forbids boasting in wisdom or strength — directly condemning the attitude shown here.
2 Kings 18:23 records Rabshakeh's taunt to Hezekiah, another Assyrian boast of military superiority, echoing the same pride.
Proverbs 16:19 says it's better to be lowly than to divide spoil with the proud—contrasting humility with the Assyrian's pride.
Proverbs 1:13 entices with plunder, paralleling the Assyrian king's boasting about treasures seized.
Psalm 94:4 explicitly speaks of the wicked pouring out arrogant boasts—exactly what the Assyrian king does.
Ezekiel 28:2-9 rebukes Tyre's king for claiming to be a god—a similar heart-lifted-up pride, but even more extreme.
In Ezekiel 28:12, the king of Tyre is described as full of wisdom — a parallel pride in wisdom to Assyria's boast here.
Amos 5:27 prophesies exile beyond Damascus — the outcome of the Assyrian conquest the king boasts of here.
Psalm 10:2 describes the arrogant wicked pursuing the poor, which the Assyrian king's boast exemplifies.
In Jeremiah 48:14, Moab's claim to be valiant warriors is mocked — similar to the empty boast of strength here.
Job 31:25 denies rejoicing in wealth, contrasting with the Assyrian king's boast of plunder and self-reliance.