Isaiah 17:13

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 10:33 portrays God lopping boughs with terrifying power, reinforcing the sudden judgment like chaff blown away.

In Isaiah 41:16, the wind fans and whirlwind scatters the chaff — directly mirroring the chasing and scattering here.

Isaiah 37:29 Historical context

Isaiah 37 recounts God's historical defeat of Assyria, a concrete fulfillment of the rebuke that makes nations flee here.

Isaiah 33:9 Parallel

Isaiah 33:11 uses 'chaff' imagery for the people, directly paralleling the chaff chased by wind in this verse.

Isaiah 33:1 Parallel

Isaiah 33:3 says 'at the noise of the tumult the people fled'—almost identical imagery of nations scattering at God's presence.

Isaiah 29:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 29:5, enemies become like chaff that passes away — the same image of God dispersing hostile multitudes.

Isaiah 40:24 Related theme

Isaiah 40:24 says the whirlwind takes away stubble — the same fate as the chaff driven by wind here.

Isaiah 8:7 Parallel

Isaiah 8:7 uses 'waters of the river' for Assyria, directly paralleling the 'rushing of many waters' for nations in this verse.

Isaiah 14:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 14:25 again specifies Assyria's destruction on God's mountains, directly illustrating the rebuke and flight in 17:13.

Isaiah 10:15 reframes the rebuked nations as mere tools (axe/saw) in God's hand, adding perspective to the scattering.

Isaiah 31:8 Parallel

Isaiah 31:8 tells of the Assyrian falling and fleeing, a concrete example of the nations' flight described here.

Isaiah 30:30-33 depicts God's tempest and fire against Assyria, a specific judgment that parallels the scattering of nations here.

Isaiah 25:4 Parallel

Isaiah 25:4 portrays God as a refuge from the storm, echoing the same divine protection against rushing nations described here.

Isaiah 25:5 Parallel

Isaiah 25:5 continues silencing the noise of strangers, paralleling God's rebuke that causes nations to flee here.

Isaiah 31:9 Parallel

Isaiah 31:9 continues the Assyrian's fear and flight, echoing the same panic from God's rebuke here.

Isaiah 33:11 Related theme

Isaiah 33:11 speaks of conceiving chaff and stubble, linking to the chaff image used for the fleeing nations.

Isaiah 13:14 depicts people fleeing like hunted game, similar to the nations fleeing far off after God's rebuke.

Daniel 2:35 Parallel

Daniel 2:35 uses the exact same chaff imagery—kingdoms become like chaff blown away by wind, showing God's power over nations.

Hosea 13:3 Parallel

Hosea 13:3 uses the identical metaphor of chaff swept from a threshing floor to describe fleeting judgment.

In Mark 4:39-41, Jesus rebukes wind and waves — echoing God's authority over chaos and the nations.

Psalm 83:13 Parallel

In Psalm 83:13, the psalmist asks God to make enemies like a wheel and stubble before wind — parallel to the rolling thing chased by whirlwind.

In Psalm 46:5-11, the same theme of God rebuking raging nations appears — He utters His voice and the earth melts.

Psalm 35:5 Parallel

In Psalm 35:5, enemies become as chaff before the wind with the angel chasing them — nearly the same wording.

Psalm 9:5 Parallel

Psalm 9:5 declares God rebukes the heathen and destroys the wicked, exactly matching the divine action described here.

Psalm 1:4 Parallel

In Psalm 1:4, the ungodly are like chaff driven by the wind — identical imagery for the fate of the wicked.

Job 21:18 Parallel

In Job 21:18, the wicked are like stubble and chaff carried by storm — the same metaphor for divine judgment.

In Matthew 3:12, John the Baptist uses chaff and winnowing as judgment imagery—a clear parallel to the nations chased like chaff.

Psalm 65:7 Parallel

Psalm 65:7 explicitly says God stills the roaring seas and the tumult of peoples—exactly matching the rushing waters and God's rebuke.

Zephaniah 2:2 Related theme

In Zephaniah 2:2, the same 'chaff' imagery depicts fleeting judgment—the day passes away like chaff before God's anger.

Psalm 46:3 Parallel

Psalm 46:3 pictures waters roaring and foaming—paralleling the 'rushing of many waters' that God rebukes.

Jeremiah 13:24 scatters like stubble by the wind, nearly identical to the chaff before the wind in this verse.

Job 13:25 Parallel

Job 13:25 also uses 'dry chaff'—here Job asks if God pursues chaff, while Isaiah shows God scattering nations as chaff.

Zechariah 7:14 Related theme

In Zechariah 7:14, God scatters with a whirlwind, similar to the storm-driven chaff in Isaiah 17:13.

Job 38:11 Parallel

In Job 38:11, God sets limits for the sea — a parallel to His rebuke that turns the rushing nations back.

Psalm 58:9 Parallel

Psalm 58:9 describes God taking away the wicked with a whirlwind—similar to the wind sweeping away chaff here.

Psalm 92:9 Parallel

Psalm 92:9 declares that the Lord's enemies shall be scattered—the same outcome as the nations fleeing here, though without the chaff imagery.

Psalm 93:3 Parallel

Psalm 93:3 also uses the image of rushing waters, depicting floods lifting up — mirroring the nations' tumultuous surge.

Proverbs 1:27 describes destruction coming as a whirlwind — the same whirlwind that drives away the chaff here.