Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
Cross-references
Isaiah 5:26-30 describes a distant nation roaring like the sea, directly paralleling the imagery of many peoples roaring like waters.
Isaiah 17:13 continues directly — God rebukes the roaring nations, making them flee like chaff. This completes the judgment scene.
Isaiah 8:7 uses floodwaters to depict Assyria's invasion, echoing the roar of nations here.
Isaiah 14:25 specifies breaking Assyria on God's mountains, fulfilling the rebuke of roaring nations in 17:12.
Isaiah 37:33 provides the historical outcome—Assyria repelled from Jerusalem—showing God's rebuke in action.
Isaiah 8:8 continues the flood metaphor, with Assyria sweeping into Judah, reinforcing the overwhelming nations imagery.
Isaiah 10:25 echoes God's indignation ending against nations, connecting the roaring peoples to His coming wrath's completion.
In Revelation 17:15, the 'many waters' are explicitly identified as peoples, nations — directly clarifying the same metaphor used here for the roaring nations.
Psalm 46:1-3 directly mentions 'waters roar' and 'surging,' using the same imagery to contrast God's refuge.
In Ezekiel 43:2, the same 'sound of many waters' simile describes God's glory — contrasting the chaotic nations here with divine majesty.
Jeremiah 6:23 describes invaders sounding like the roaring sea, applying the same metaphor of nations as roaring waters.
Psalm 93:4 says 'the thunder of many waters' is less than God's might, mirroring the phrase 'thunder of many peoples'.
Psalm 65:7 explicitly connects roaring seas and turmoil of nations, directly paralleling the imagery of raging peoples.
Psalm 93:3 depicts the seas lifting their voice, echoing the 'roaring of mighty waters' used for nations here.
In Luke 21:25, this sea-roaring imagery recurs as a sign of end-time distress among nations — echoing the chaotic thunder of peoples here.
In Revelation 17:1, 'many waters' introduces the prostitute — later identified as peoples (Rev 17:15), linking to the many nations thundering here.
Psalm 46:3 uses roaring waters to depict chaos, but emphasizes God's refuge — similar imagery of tumultuous waters as here for nations.