Isaiah 10:16

Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 10:12 introduces the punishment of Assyria's king, which verse 16 then enacts—direct sequence.

Isaiah 10:26 Related theme

Isaiah 10:26 also describes God's scourge on Assyria, using Midian's defeat—same judgment theme.

Isaiah 10:33 Related theme

Isaiah 10:33 depicts God lopping the high ones—same judgment on Assyria with tree metaphor.

Isaiah 37:36 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 37:36 recounts the angel striking 185,000 Assyrians — the historic fulfillment of the fire and leanness judgment.

Isaiah 37:29 declares God will put a hook in Assyria's nose — the same humiliating judgment on their arrogance.

Isaiah 37:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 37:7 specifies the means: God will turn Sennacherib back — fulfilling the judgment of leanness and fire.

Isaiah 14:24-27 declares God's settled plan to break Assyria — the same judgment on Assyria's pride predicted here.

Isaiah 37:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 37:6 is God's direct promise to defend Jerusalem against Sennacherib — the same divine intervention against Assyria.

Isaiah 29:5-8 describes God visiting Assyria's multitude with thunder and dust — the same consuming judgment on the enemy.

In Isaiah 30:30-33, the Lord's fire specifically against Assyria is described in detail, confirming the judgment announced here.

Isaiah 9:18 Related theme

Isaiah 9:18 uses fire as judgment imagery—same motif as the 'burning' kindled here on Assyria.

Isaiah 14:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 14:25 specifies breaking Assyria in God's land—direct fulfillment of the judgment pronounced here.

Isaiah 31:8 Parallel

Isaiah 31:8 directly describes the fall of Assyria by divine sword — the same judgment outcome as the leanness and fire in Isaiah 10:16.

Isaiah 30:27 Related theme

In Isaiah 30:27, the Lord's anger burns like devouring fire — reinforcing the fire judgment on Assyria from Isaiah 10:16.

Isaiah 5:17 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:17, the same 'fat ones' are judged — lambs feed in their ruins, a parallel image of divine judgment on the proud.

Isaiah 17:4 Contrast

Isaiah 17:4 speaks of Jacob's glory becoming thin—similar imagery of wasting, but applied to Israel, not Assyria.

Isaiah 31:4 Related theme

Isaiah 31:4 depicts the Lord defending Zion like a lion — same context of Assyrian threat but a different aspect of divine action.

Isaiah 17:13 Related theme

Isaiah 17:13 describes God rebuking nations who rush like waters—parallels God's judgment on Assyria here.

Psalm 106:15 uses the exact phrase 'sent leanness' — God judges Israel's greed with the same wasting, a verbal echo.

2 Chronicles 32:21 parallels the angel's strike on Assyria — confirming the historical fulfillment of this judgment.

Zephaniah 2:13 pronounces destruction on Assyria and Nineveh — the same target as the judgment in Isaiah 10:16.

2 Kings 19:7 Historical context

In 2 Kings 19:7, God promises to put a spirit in Sennacherib to make him fall — the same judgment context as this leanness on Assyria.

Nahum 1:6 Parallel

Nahum 1:6 describes God's fiery wrath poured out on Nineveh — directly parallel to the burning judgment in Isaiah 10:16.

2 Kings 19:35 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 19:35, the angel strikes the Assyrian camp, fulfilling the fiery judgment God pronounces here.