Isaiah 13:14

And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.

Cross-references

Isaiah 17:13 uses similar fleeing imagery—rebels driven like chaff—to describe scattering in panic.

Isaiah 14:6 Historical context

Isaiah 14:6 continues the judgment on Babylon, describing the oppressive ruler brought low — the cause of the scattering in 13:14.

Isaiah 16:2 Parallel

Isaiah 16:2 uses a wandering bird image for Moab's flight — similar animal metaphor for scattering as in 13:14.

Jeremiah 50:16 directly echoes 'let everyone return to his own people, flee to his own land'—an almost verbatim parallel.

Jeremiah 51:9 uses 'each go to his own land' after Babylon's judgment, closely paralleling the scattering language here.

Nahum 2:8 Parallel

Nahum 2:8 depicts Nineveh's inhabitants fleeing in panic — a parallel scene of scattered people under judgment.

Nahum 3:18 Parallel

Nahum 3:18 uses the same 'scattered, no one gathers' imagery — mirroring the flight and abandonment in 13:14.

1 Kings 22:36 describes soldiers scattering to their towns after defeat, mirroring the flight to native lands here.