Isaiah 13:1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 19:1 starts 'The burden of Egypt,' another oracle in the same series, using the identical introductory phrase for Egypt's judgment.
Isaiah 44:2 continues the message of reassurance to Israel, directly contrasting the burden against Babylon in 13:1.
In Isaiah 44:1, the focus shifts from judgment on Babylon to comfort for Israel—contrasting the fate of nations with God's chosen.
Isaiah 23:1 begins 'The burden of Tyre,' another oracle in the same series, using the identical expression for judgment on Tyre.
Isaiah 22:1 opens 'The burden of the valley of vision,' a parallel heading continuing the series of oracles, here against Jerusalem.
Isaiah 21:13 starts 'The burden upon Arabia,' using the same 'burden' heading to introduce judgment on Arabia as part of the series.
Isaiah 21:11 begins 'The burden of Dumah,' another oracle against a nation, structurally identical to the heading in this verse.
Isaiah 21:1 opens 'The burden of the desert of the sea,' continuing the series with a different oracle but the same formulaic start.
Isaiah 17:1 begins 'The burden of Damascus,' a parallel heading that extends the series of judgment oracles against foreign nations.
Isaiah 15:1 also opens with 'The burden of Moab,' matching this verse's structure and placing Moab in the same oracles-against-nations collection.
Isaiah 14:28 uses the same 'burden' formula to introduce a prophecy against Philistia, continuing the series of oracles begun here.
Isaiah 14:4-23 continues the Babylon oracle from chapter 13, providing the taunt song against its king.
Isaiah 1:1 is the book's superscription — 'vision concerning Judah'; here the same formula introduces a specific oracle against Babylon.
Isaiah 47 expands the judgment on Babylon, detailing its humiliation and fall—directly continuing the same theme as the burden in 13:1.
Isaiah 2:1 opens another oracle with 'word that Isaiah saw' — same prophetic formula as here for Babylon.
Isaiah 39:1 describes Babylonian envoys to Hezekiah — the historical lead-up to Babylon's rise and eventual judgment.
Nahum 1:1 begins with 'the burden of Nineveh', directly matching Isaiah's style for a different city.
Ezekiel 12:10 uses the same 'this burden' phrase to introduce a specific oracle, mirroring Isaiah's formula.
Daniel 5:28 records the fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians, fulfilling the judgment pronounced in Isaiah 13:1.
Revelation 17:1 introduces the judgment of 'Babylon the Great', a symbolic fulfillment of the judgment on historical Babylon in Isaiah 13:1.
Habakkuk 1:1 opens with 'the burden which Habakkuk saw', echoing Isaiah's introductory formula.
Zechariah 9:1 starts with 'the burden of the word of the LORD', a close parallel to Isaiah's oracle heading.
Zechariah 12:1 begins 'the burden of the word of the LORD for Israel', continuing the same heading style.
Malachi 1:1 uses 'the burden of the word of the LORD', identical in structure to Isaiah's burden oracle.
Jeremiah 50:1 introduces a similar 'burden' against Babylon, echoing Isaiah 13:1's theme of divine judgment.
Jeremiah 25:12-26 also pronounces judgment on Babylon, linking to Isaiah 13:1's oracle—both prophets declare Babylon's downfall.
Daniel 5:26 records Babylon's actual fall through the handwriting on the wall, fulfilling the oracle against Babylon.
Jeremiah 27:7 prophesies Babylon's eventual fall after serving God's purpose, directly continuing the burden against Babylon.
Jeremiah 25:26 names Sheshach (Babylon) among kingdoms drinking God's wrath, echoing the same oracle against Babylon.
Habakkuk 2:7 shows Babylon being plundered by its debtors, directly matching the judgment oracle here.
Psalm 137:8 pronounces doom on 'daughter of Babylon' — directly aligning with Isaiah's oracle against Babylon.
In Jeremiah 23:33-38, the term 'burden' is condemned as a false claim — contrasting with Isaiah's legitimate oracle heading.
Genesis 11:9 names Babel (Babylon) as the site of language confusion — the same city God later judges through Isaiah.
2 Kings 20:12 records Babylonian king Merodach-baladan visiting Hezekiah — a historical backdrop to Babylon's later judgment.