Isaiah 14:6
He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
Cross-references
Isaiah 13:14-18 depicts the Medes destroying Babylon, fulfilling the judgment on the relentless oppressor who struck peoples without ceasing.
Isaiah 21:1-10 announces Babylon's fall, echoing the same judgment on the oppressive ruler who smote the nations.
Isaiah 33:1 pronounces woe on the destroyer who will be destroyed, matching the retribution theme against Babylon's relentless aggression.
Isaiah 47:1-15 details Babylon's humiliating downfall for her arrogance and cruelty, continuing the judgment theme.
Isaiah 47:6 reveals God gave Israel into Babylon's hand but they showed no mercy—the same cruelty described here.
Isaiah 8:9 calls nations to be broken—echoing the same judgment on arrogant powers that the main verse describes.
Isaiah 10:5 portrays Assyria as God's rod of anger—a similar pattern of a proud oppressor used and then judged.
Revelation 18:8-10 describes the sudden destruction of Babylon, as in the judgment on the relentless striker.
Revelation 17:17 shows God orchestrating the judgment on Babylon, mirroring His sovereignty over the oppressor's fate.
Revelation 17:16 depicts the beast and kings destroying the harlot Babylon, a NT fulfillment of the OT judgment pattern.
Daniel 4:35 asserts God does as he wills among all—showing the tyrant's wrath is controlled by God's sovereign hand.
Jeremiah 50:31 pronounces judgment on the proud oppressor, echoing the same theme of Babylon's downfall.
Jeremiah 25:26 includes Babylon (Sheshach) drinking the cup of God's wrath, linking to the judgment on the oppressor.
Jeremiah 25:9 shows God commissioning Nebuchadnezzar as His servant to bring destruction, while this verse depicts Babylon's cruel execution.
Proverbs 21:30 declares no wisdom can prevail against the Lord—reinforcing that the tyrant's oppressive rule cannot succeed.
2 Chronicles 36:17 records Babylon's merciless slaughter in Jerusalem—a historical account of the aggression described here.
Jeremiah 51:20 calls Babylon God's battle axe, the very instrument that smote nations—the same role described here.
Psalm 125:3 promises the wicked scepter will not rest on the righteous—directly relating to the tyrant's rule being removed.
Psalm 9:6 celebrates God ending the enemy's memory—highlighting that the tyrant's oppression will be permanently destroyed.
Jeremiah 50:42 portrays the cruel attackers who execute God's judgment on Babylon, ending the oppression described here.
James 2:13 warns that the merciless face judgment without mercy—directly applicable to Babylon's lack of mercy described here.
Exodus 1:14 describes Egypt's ruthless oppression—a parallel example of harsh rule that God later judged.