Isaiah 10:17

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 66:24, the fire of judgment on the wicked is unquenchable, mirroring the devouring fire.

In Isaiah 66:16, God pleads with all flesh by fire and sword, continuing the theme of fiery judgment.

In Isaiah 66:15, the LORD comes with fire and flames to render anger, echoing the burning fire of judgment.

Isaiah 64:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 64:2, fire causes waters to boil to make God's name known to adversaries, paralleling the devouring fire of judgment.

Isaiah 60:19 portrays God as Israel's everlasting light—contrasting with the consuming fire of judgment here.

Isaiah 33:14 asks who can dwell with the consuming fire—same imagery of God as fire of judgment.

Isaiah 30:27 also depicts God's anger as a devouring fire—directly parallels the flame of judgment here.

Isaiah 27:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 27:4, God burns briers and thorns in battle — same metaphor, same book, strengthening the theme.

Isaiah 9:5 Parallel

Isaiah 9:5 says battle garments will be 'fuel for the fire,' a similar image of destruction by burning, though in a different context.

In Numbers 16:35, fire from the LORD consumes rebellious offerers, another precedent for divine fire judgment.

In Jeremiah 4:4, God's fury burns like unquenchable fire — directly echoing the consuming fire imagery here.

In Jeremiah 7:20, God's anger burns and cannot be quenched — same motif of unquenchable fire consuming all.

Nahum 1:6 Parallel

Nahum 1:6 depicts God's fury poured out like fire, echoing the flame imagery of this verse as a direct parallel of divine wrath.

Nahum 1:10 Parallel

Nahum 1:10 describes enemies 'folden together as thorns' devoured as stubble, matching the thorns and burning judgment here.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

In Malachi 4:1, the day burns like an oven, consuming the wicked as stubble — closely matches the thorns/briers consumed by fire.

In Matthew 3:12, John the Baptist describes burning chaff with unquenchable fire — same judgment-by-fire metaphor.

In 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9, the Lord appears in flaming fire to take vengeance — same image of fiery judgment.

In Hebrews 12:29, God is described as a consuming fire — a direct theological summary of the fire imagery here.

Psalm 97:3 Parallel

In Psalm 97:3, fire goes before God and burns His enemies — directly parallels the consuming fire of judgment.

Psalm 83:14 Parallel

In Psalm 83:14, fire consumes a forest just as God's flame burns enemies, a vivid parallel to devouring thorns.

Psalm 50:3 Parallel

In Psalm 50:3, a fire devours before God as He comes for judgment, aligning with the flame of the Holy One.

Psalm 21:9 Parallel

In Psalm 21:9, the king's enemies become a fiery oven devoured by God's wrath, similar to burning thorns.

Psalm 18:8 Parallel

In Psalm 18:8, fire from God's mouth devours, depicting His anger as consuming fire.

In Numbers 11:1-3, the LORD's fire burns among complaining Israelites, a historical instance of God's consuming fire.

Obadiah 1:18 says the house of Jacob will be a fire devouring stubble, directly mirroring the flame-and-thorns judgment here.

Zechariah 12:6 uses fire devouring wood and sheaf to describe Judah's victory, paralleling the consuming fire imagery of this verse.

Revelation 21:23 shows God's glory as the city's light—contrasting with the devouring flame of judgment.

Revelation 22:5 depicts God as eternal light for his people—contrasts with the fire consuming enemies here.

Psalm 84:11 Contrast

Psalm 84:11 calls God a sun and shield for blessing—contrasts with the fire of judgment here.

Nahum 1:5 Parallel

In Nahum 1:5, the earth burns at God's presence, reinforcing the consuming fire imagery of divine judgment seen here.

Psalm 27:1 Contrast

Psalm 27:1 uses 'light' for God's saving presence—here the same light becomes a devouring flame.