Isaiah 14:4
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Cross-reference
Isaiah 14:6 continues the taunt, describing the king's oppressive rule that is now ended, expanding the proverb from v4.
Isaiah 14:17 continues the taunt, describing how the king made the world a wilderness, further illustrating the proverb from v4.
Isaiah 14:12 continues the same taunt, describing the king of Babylon's fall from heaven as part of the oracle.
Isaiah 14:16 extends the taunt, showing onlookers marveling at the fallen tyrant who once shook kingdoms.
Isaiah 13:19 describes Babylon's fall like Sodom, providing the backdrop of judgment that this taunt celebrates.
Isaiah 21:9 proclaims 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon,' directly echoing the taunt's announcement of Babylon's downfall.
Habakkuk 2:6 similarly begins a taunt against the oppressor with 'take up a parable', mirroring the proverb against Babylon here.
Jeremiah 25:9-14 predicts Babylon's fall after 70 years, matching the taunt's celebration of its downfall.
Jeremiah 27:6 shows God exalting Nebuchadnezzar as his servant — the same king later brought low in the taunt.
Jeremiah 51:34 voices Israel's complaint of being devoured by Babylon, providing the backstory for the judgment in the taunt.
Jeremiah 50:23 uses the same exclamatory 'How...' to describe Babylon's fall, echoing the taunt's opening.
Jeremiah 50:1 begins an oracle against Babylon — the same judgment pronounced here. The two prophecies echo each other.
Zephaniah 2:15 uses the same taunt imagery against Nineveh — a proud city made desolate, with passersby hissing — mirroring Babylon's fall.
Jeremiah 51:41 laments Babylon's capture — the same event celebrated in the taunt here. Both mark the end of its pride.
Jeremiah 50:13 describes Babylon's desolation — a direct parallel to the fall taunted here. Both foresee total ruin.
Psalm 137:8 directly calls for Babylon's destruction as retribution, mirroring the taunt's theme of deserved judgment.
Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a golden cup that intoxicates nations — mirroring the 'golden city' imagery here as the source of oppression.
Numbers 21:27 is an earlier taunt song against Heshbon, providing a literary model for this taunt against Babylon.
Ezekiel 5:15 describes Israel becoming a 'taunt' and 'reproach', contrasting with the taunt against Babylon here.
Daniel 2:38 identifies Babylon as the head of gold, the proud empire whose fall this taunt mocks.
In Habakkuk 1:2-10, the Chaldeans are described as violent oppressors—the same Babylon whose downfall Isaiah taunts.
Jeremiah 24:9 also speaks of becoming a 'proverb' and 'taunt', but for Israel's punishment, contrasting with the taunt against Babylon here.
In Micah 2:4, the same 'take up a taunt' phrase describes a bitter lament over lost inheritance — echoing this taunt against Babylon's oppressor.