Isaiah 14:21

Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 13:11 Historical context

Isaiah 13:11, in the same Babylon oracle, declares God will punish the wicked for their iniquity — reinforcing the judgment context.

Isaiah 27:6 Contrast

Isaiah 27:6 promises Israel will fill the world with fruit — contrasting the wicked offspring being cut off from covering the earth.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 declares God visits iniquity of fathers on children — the same principle behind slaughtering the king's sons here.

Leviticus 26:39 says the remnant will waste away for their fathers' iniquities — echoing the punishment of children for ancestral sins.

Job 21:19 Parallel

Job 21:19 states God stores up iniquity for the children — directly mirroring the punishment of children for fathers' sins here.

Psalm 37:28 Parallel

Psalm 37:28 says the seed of the wicked shall be cut off — the same promise of no surviving offspring for the wicked.

Job 18:19 Parallel

Job 18:19 describes the wicked having no descendant — echoing the same fate of being cut off from posterity.

Matthew 23:35 holds the current generation accountable for past righteous blood — similar idea of ancestral guilt, though the focus differs.