Isaiah 17:4

And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 17:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 17:9, the strong cities become desolate—a concrete outworking of the leanness declared in verse 4, within the same oracle.

In Isaiah 10:16, God sends wasting sickness on Assyria's warriors—the same imagery of glory brought low by wasting, but applied to a different enemy.

In Isaiah 16:14, the glory of Moab is brought into contempt—the same phrase 'glory brought low' applied to Moab, mirroring Jacob's judgment.

In Isaiah 24:16, the prophet cries 'I waste away!' using the same Hebrew root for wasting as 'grow lean' in 17:4, linking personal lament to national judgment.

In Isaiah 24:13, the gleaning after judgment—olive tree beaten, grape harvest done—illustrates the reduction to a remnant, echoing the leanness of Jacob.

In Deuteronomy 32:15, Israel grew fat and kicked—the same 'fat' imagery for prosperity that leads to judgment, then leanness comes as punishment.

Ezekiel 14:22 speaks of a remnant left after judgment—similar to the fading glory and few survivors in Isaiah 17:4.

In Ezekiel 34:20, God judges between fat and lean sheep—the same metaphorical contrast between the prosperous and the weak.

In Zephaniah 2:11, God will 'famish' (make lean) all the gods—the same verb for bringing low in judgment, here on false gods.