Isaiah 10:6

I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 10:14 continues the king's prideful claim to have gathered plunder like eggs—opposite to God's purpose as his instrument in 10:6.

Isaiah 10:13 records the Assyrian king's boast—contrasting God's sovereign sending in 10:6 with the king's arrogant self-glory.

Isaiah 10:12 shows God will later punish Assyria's pride — adding the consequence not stated here. Both are in the same chapter.

Isaiah 45:1-5 similarly shows God commissioning Cyrus to subdue nations, echoing how he sent Assyria in Isaiah 10:6.

Isaiah 41:25 uses the same 'treads on rulers as mortar' imagery for Cyrus, another foreign king raised by God to judge nations.

Isaiah 37:26 reveals that God long ago ordained Assyria's conquests—confirming that the sending in 10:6 was part of a divine plan.

Isaiah 29:13 describes the hypocritical worship that makes Israel the 'godless nation' God punishes in 10:6—their hearts are far from God.

Isaiah 9:17 Parallel

Isaiah 9:17 explains Israel's godlessness, the very reason God sends Assyria in Isaiah 10:6.

Isaiah 8:4 Parallel

Isaiah 8:4 predicts Assyria will carry off plunder from Damascus and Samaria, matching 'capture spoil and seize plunder' in this verse.

Isaiah 42:24 explicitly states God gave Israel to plunderers because of their sin, matching the 'seize loot' commission in 10:6.

Isaiah 37:4 Historical context

In Isaiah 37:4, Hezekiah prays about the Assyrian king's blasphemy, continuing the narrative of God's instrument from 10:6.

Isaiah 29:2 Parallel

Isaiah 29:2 foretells the siege of Ariel (Jerusalem) with mourning, the same event as the Assyrian assault described in 10:6.

Isaiah 28:19 depicts the Assyrian invasion as a sweeping flood that carries away the people, directly echoing the judgment in 10:6.

Isaiah 7:20 Parallel

Isaiah 7:20 uses the razor metaphor for Assyria's shaving judgment, directly paralleling this verse's image of Assyria as God's tool for plunder.

Isaiah 7:17 Parallel

Isaiah 7:17 explicitly names the king of Assyria as God's instrument, specifying the agent sent here to judge Israel.

Isaiah 5:5 Allusion

Isaiah 5:5 uses vineyard trampling as judgment symbol; this verse literalizes it with Assyria trampling like mud. Both depict divine destruction.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

Isaiah 1:4 identifies Israel as the sinful, guilty nation — the 'godless' people of God's wrath here. It explains why judgment comes.

Isaiah 47:6 Parallel

Isaiah 47:6 describes God giving his people into Babylon's hand in anger, a later parallel to the Assyrian judgment in 10:6.

Isaiah 54:16 says God creates the destroyer, directly identifying the source of the Assyrian 'rod' sent as his instrument in 10:6.

Isaiah 63:3 Parallel

Isaiah 63:3 depicts God trampling nations in his wrath, while Isaiah 10:6 uses the same imagery but through Assyria as his agent.

Isaiah 63:6 Parallel

Isaiah 63:6 continues the trampling imagery of divine wrath, echoing the 'trample them down like mud' from Isaiah 10:6.

Isaiah 30:9-11 portrays the rebellious people who reject God's instruction—the same 'people who anger me' that God sends Assyria to judge.

Isaiah 33:14 shows the terror of the godless when God's judgment arrives—the consequence of the trampling ordered in 10:6.

Jeremiah 25:9 calls Nebuchadnezzar God's 'servant' sent to judge, just as Assyria is God's rod in Isaiah 10:6.

2 Kings 17:3 Historical context

2 Kings 17:3 recounts Shalmaneser's attack on Hoshea, fulfilling Isaiah 10:6's prophecy of Assyria as God's rod.

Amos 3:11 Parallel

Amos 3:11 describes an enemy looting Israel's citadels—identical to Assyria's role here. Both show God bringing a destroyer.

Amos 6:14 Parallel

Amos 6:14 explicitly says God raises a nation to afflict Israel—directly parallel to sending Assyria. Strong thematic match.

Nahum 2:12 Parallel

Nahum 2:12 uses lion imagery of Assyria filling its dens with plunder—same nation and action as here. Strong parallel.

Acts 2:23 Parallel

In Acts 2:23, God's plan uses lawless men to crucify Jesus — mirroring God using Assyria as His rod of wrath here.

Romans 9:17 Parallel

In Romans 9:17, God raises Pharaoh to display His power — same pattern of God using a wicked ruler as His instrument.

In 2 Chronicles 24:24, the Lord delivers Judah into the hands of a small Aramean army—same divine judgment through an enemy.

In 2 Chronicles 21:16, God stirs up Philistines and Arabs against Jehoram—another instance of foreign agents used for judgment.

In 1 Chronicles 5:26, God stirs up Assyria to exile the Transjordan tribes—directly mirroring the 'rod of my anger' imagery.

2 Chronicles 32:1 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 32:1, Assyria itself invades Judah under Sennacherib—the very nation God sends in Isaiah 10:6.

2 Kings 13:3 shows God using Hazael to punish Israel, directly parallel to using Assyria in Isaiah 10:6.

In 2 Kings 24:3, God sends Babylon to remove Judah from his presence—the same pattern of using a foreign nation to judge his people.

2 Kings 18:25 has the Rabshakeh claim the Lord sent him, mirroring Isaiah 10:6's statement that God dispatched Assyria.

2 Kings 19:25 declares God planned Assyria's role long ago, echoing Isaiah 10:6's divine commissioning of Assyria.

2 Kings 21:14 uses 'loot and plunder' language, same as Isaiah 10:6, for God giving Judah to enemies.

Romans 9:19 Parallel

Romans 9:19 raises the objection that if God uses evil agents, who can resist His will? — echoes the tension here.

In Ezekiel 38:12, similar language of seizing spoil and plunder describes Gog's invasion, echoing God's use of a foreign nation to execute judgment.

Jeremiah 51:53 warns Babylon's pride will be brought low, paralleling the fate of Assyria, God's proud instrument.

Jeremiah 50:26 describes Babylon's plunder and destruction, mirroring the plunder imagery in Isaiah 10:6 but now against the former agent.

Jeremiah 50:11 rebukes Babylon for exulting as plunderers, echoing the theme of God's instrument becoming proud and facing judgment.

Jeremiah 34:22 has God commanding Babylon to attack and burn Jerusalem, paralleling his sending of Assyria in Isaiah 10:6.

Ezekiel 30:24 has God putting his sword in Babylon's hand, similar to God using Assyria as his rod of anger in Isaiah 10:6.

2 Kings 19:4 Historical context

2 Kings 19:4 records Hezekiah's prayer about the Assyrian threat, related to the same invasion prophesied in Isaiah 10:6.

Jeremiah 3:10 exposes Judah's insincere return to God—mirroring the hypocritical people in 10:6 that provoke God's anger.

Jeremiah 4:14 calls for heart-cleansing to avoid judgment—the remedy ignored by the people in 10:6 who face God's rod.