Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 13:3-5 introduces God's summoned warriors — the Medes of 13:17 are identified as these instruments of wrath.
Isaiah 13:5 describes the same army from a far country, the weapons of God's indignation, directly identifying the Medes as His instrument.
Isaiah 21:2 also names Media as part of the force against Babylon, confirming the historical agent.
Isaiah 45:13 echoes 'stirred up' and 'not for price or reward'—mirroring the Medes' disregard for silver and gold as God's unmotivated agents.
Isaiah 48:14 speaks of God's beloved performing His purpose on Babylon, paralleling the Medes as His chosen instrument against her.
Daniel 5:28-31 records the actual conquest of Babylon by the Medes (Darius the Mede), fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy.
Jeremiah 50:9 also describes a coalition of nations from the north against Babylon, echoing the same divine summons of the Medes.
Jeremiah 51:28 again names the kings of the Medes as the instruments of Babylon's fall, providing a direct cross-reference to Isaiah 13:17.
Jeremiah 51:27 calls up kingdoms associated with the Medes (Ararat, Minni, Ashkenaz) for war against Babylon, reinforcing the same invasion.
Jeremiah 51:11 explicitly states the Lord stirred up the kings of the Medes against Babylon, directly paralleling Isaiah 13:17.
Revelation 17:16's destruction of Babylon the harlot mirrors God's judgment on historical Babylon by the Medes.
Jeremiah 50:42 depicts the invaders with bows and no mercy, matching the merciless Medes of Isaiah 13:18.
Jeremiah 50:41 describes a people from the north stirred up against Babylon, identifying the same invaders as the Medes.
Jeremiah 50:3 describes the same event—a nation from the north (the Medes) making Babylon desolate, directly parallel to their role here.
Jeremiah 25:25 lists Media among those to drink God's wrath, contrasting with the Medes here as the ones administering it.
Daniel 7:5's bear represents Medo-Persia, the same empire as the Medes God stirs up against Babylon.
Daniel 8:3's ram with two horns symbolizes Medo-Persia, linking to the Medes in Isaiah's prophecy.
Jeremiah 50:25 shows God opening His armory as weapons of wrath against Babylon, echoing the stirring up of the Medes in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 51:53 declares destroyers from God against Babylon, reinforcing the divine origin of the Medes' attack.