Isaiah 10:3
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
Cross-references
In Isaiah 33:14, sinners fear God's consuming fire—a similar terror on the day of punishment as asked about here.
Isaiah 31:1-3 condemns reliance on Egypt's horses, reinforcing that fleeing to earthly allies fails on the day of punishment.
In Isaiah 30:27, the Lord comes from far with burning anger—echoing the distant desolation.
Isaiah 30:16 reveals their trust in speed to escape, but judgment overtakes them—a specific answer to 'where will you flee?'.
Isaiah 30:1-3 shows Israel fleeing to Egypt for help, which matches the question 'to whom will you flee?' and proves futile.
In Isaiah 26:21, the Lord comes to punish the earth's inhabitants—the same day of visitation and desolation.
In Isaiah 20:6, the same question 'To whom shall we flee?' is answered by those who trusted in failed allies—illustrating the futility here.
Isaiah 39:7 extends the judgment to descendants taken captive, answering who will be taken on the day of punishment.
Isaiah 39:6 echoes the same warning of treasures being carried off by a distant nation, fulfilling the 'destruction from afar'.
Isaiah 2:21 depicts hiding in caves from the Lord's terror, directly answering 'where will you flee?' on the day of punishment.
Isaiah 5:14 describes Death swallowing the nobles and masses, portraying the destruction that comes on the day of punishment.
Isaiah 2:10 depicts people hiding from God's majesty — illustrating the response Isaiah's question anticipates: fleeing in terror.
Isaiah 2:20 shows people discarding idols on the day of judgment, a response to the terror of the punishment Isaiah warns about.
Isaiah 13:7 describes fear and paralysis at Babylon's judgment — echoing the panic Isaiah asks about on the day of reckoning.
In Isaiah 5:26, God summons distant nations to judge—mirroring the 'desolation from far' in Isaiah 10:3.
In Revelation 6:16, the people cry for rocks to hide them from the Lamb's wrath—echoing the day of visitation's terror.
In Jeremiah 5:31, the identical question 'What will you do when the end comes?' is asked of a corrupt generation facing judgment.
In Ezekiel 24:14, God affirms His judgment is irreversible—underscoring the certainty of the day of punishment warned about here.
Hosea 5:13 describes Ephraim seeking help from Assyria but not being healed, matching the futile flight for refuge.
In Hosea 9:7, the exact phrase 'days of visitation' appears, announcing recompense for Israel's iniquity.
Zephaniah 1:18 declares silver and gold cannot deliver on the day of the Lord's wrath — a close thematic parallel to Isaiah's day of visitation.
In Luke 19:44, Jesus laments that Jerusalem did not know the time of visitation—connecting to the judgment theme.
In Revelation 6:15, the question 'where will you flee?' finds its answer: kings and great men hide in dens, fleeing divine wrath.
Proverbs 11:4 says riches profit nothing on the day of wrath — the same day of visitation and devastation where glory is abandoned.
Deuteronomy 28:49 warns of a nation from afar swooping like an eagle—the curse behind the Assyrian invasion Isaiah describes.
Psalm 49:17 states plainly that a person's glory does not follow them after death — the exact point of Isaiah's rhetorical question about leaving glory.
Proverbs 10:2 states ill-gotten treasures have no value — directly addressing Isaiah's question about leaving wealth on the day of reckoning.
Judges 10:14 tells Israel to cry to their chosen gods for help — parallels the futility of seeking help from idols in the day of visitation.
Micah 7:4 declares 'the day of your watchmen, your punishment, has come'—a strong direct parallel to Isaiah's day of punishment.
Psalm 10:14 assures God helps the afflicted — contrasting with Isaiah's warning that the wicked have nowhere to run on judgment day.
Jeremiah 48:44 mentions 'the year of their punishment' against Moab, closely paralleling Isaiah's 'day of punishment' and the question of what to do when it comes.
Jeremiah 4:30 warns that relying on foreign allies is futile — corresponding to Isaiah's question about where to turn for help.
In Job 31:14, Job asks what he will do when God rises up—the same question of accountability, though Job is innocent while these oppressors are guilty.
Job 27:22 describes the wicked fleeing from pitiless disaster — echoing the helplessness Isaiah asks about on the day of reckoning.
In Jeremiah 22:7, the same theme of a divinely appointed day of destruction appears, with consecrated destroyers cutting down cedars—a parallel judgment scene.
Jeremiah 13:21 asks what you'll say when allies become enemies — similar to Isaiah's question about where to run on judgment day.
Deuteronomy 32:29 wishes Israel would consider their latter end — the same call for awareness of coming judgment as Isaiah's question.
Jeremiah 47:4 speaks of 'the day that is coming to destroy' the Philistines, aligning with the day of punishment motif in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 46:21 describes the day of calamity and time of punishment for Egypt, echoing the 'day of punishment' language and concept in Isaiah.
Numbers 16:29 uses 'visitation' to describe divine judgment on Korah — the same concept of a day of visitation as in Isaiah.