Isaiah 10:7
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 36:18-20, Rabshakeh's boast directly displays the arrogant heart described in Isaiah 10:7.
In Isaiah 37:11-13, Hezekiah reports the Assyrian boasts, illustrating the same destructive intent from Isaiah 10:7.
Isaiah 29:8 compares enemies' plans to a hungry man's unsatisfied dream—parallel to Assyria's futile scheme that God frustrates.
In Genesis 50:20, Joseph says 'you meant evil but God meant it for good' — same contrast as Assyria's destructive intent vs. God's purpose.
In Micah 4:12, nations do not know God's plan to gather them for judgment — directly parallels Assyria's ignorance of God's purpose.
Acts 2:23 shows lawless men crucifying Jesus according to God's plan — mirroring Assyria's evil intent used for God's sovereign purpose.
In Acts 13:27-30, the rulers' evil intent unwittingly fulfills God's plan, mirroring Assyria's arrogant destruction that serves divine purpose.
2 Kings 19:23 records the Assyrian king's boast of conquest, directly illustrating the heart to destroy from Isaiah 10:7.
2 Chronicles 32:1 narrates Sennacherib's invasion of Judah, the historical event behind Isaiah 10:7's description of Assyria's intent.
Nahum 1:11 directly names Nineveh's plotting against the LORD—the same Assyrian intent described in Isaiah 10:7, leading to its ruin.
In Romans 9:19, Paul anticipates the objection that God cannot fault those He uses—paralleling the tension between Assyria's evil intent and God's sovereign plan.
Jeremiah 51:53 pronounces judgment on Babylon's pride, paralleling the divine judgment on Assyria's destructive intent here.