Isaiah 16:14
But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
Cross-references
Isaiah 15:5 laments Moab's destruction—the same nation whose glory is predicted to fall in 16:14, completing the oracle's progression.
Isaiah 21:16 uses identical wording—'within a year, like a hired worker, the glory of Kedar ends'—mirroring Moab's three-year formula.
Isaiah 25:10 continues the Moab oracle, describing Moab trampled like straw — a vivid parallel to the promised humiliation.
Isaiah 23:9 echoes God's purpose to humble all pride, similar to Moab's glory being despised here. Both show divine judgment on arrogance.
Jeremiah 48:46 directly laments Moab's destruction—same subject as this prophecy. It confirms and expands the judgment against Moab.
Leviticus 25:50 uses the same 'years of a hired man' idiom for calculating time, which Isaiah applies to Moab's fixed period of judgment.
Jeremiah 48:1 opens the full oracle against Moab, detailing the plunder of its cities — a direct expansion of Moab's doom.
Jeremiah 48:2 continues, 'No more praise of Moab' — echoing the despising of Moab's glory in the three-year prophecy.
Jeremiah 48:16 says Moab's calamity is near and hastens fast — a thematic parallel to the three-year timeframe.
Ezekiel 25:8 pronounces judgment on Moab for mocking Judah, aligning with Moab's fate proclaimed earlier.
Amos 2:1 declares judgment on Moab for burning Edom's king's bones — another prophecy of Moab's punishment.
In Zephaniah 2:9, Moab faces similar destruction to Sodom, echoing the three-year judgment on Moab's glory.
Jeremiah 48:47 adds hope of restoration for Moab, contrasting with the remnant's weakness here. Balances judgment with future mercy.
Jeremiah 25:21 lists Moab among nations forced to drink God's wrath, matching the judgment decreed here.