Isaiah 18:7

In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 18:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 18:2, the Cushites send ambassadors by sea—setting up the prophecy of their eventual tribute to Zion in verse 7.

Isaiah 18:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 18:4, God declares He will rest and watch—framing the judgment that leads to the tribute offering in verse 7.

Isaiah 16:1 Parallel

Isaiah 16:1 also describes sending tribute to Mount Zion, echoing the same image of nations bringing gifts to the Lord's dwelling.

Isaiah 23:18 says Tyre's profits will be set apart for the Lord, directly paralleling the gift from a distant nation in Isaiah 18:7.

Isaiah 45:14 depicts Egypt, Cush, and Sabeans bringing tribute and bowing to God, matching the theme of distant peoples offering gifts at Zion.

Isaiah 60:6-9 pictures nations bringing wealth to Zion, including Cush—a parallel vision of tribute from distant peoples.

In Isaiah 66:19, survivors proclaim God's glory to distant nations, mirroring the main verse's distant Cush bringing gifts. Both involve Gentiles responding to God.

2 Chronicles 32:23 Historical context

2 Chronicles 32:23 records many bringing offerings to the Lord in Jerusalem after Sennacherib's defeat, a historical parallel to the prophesied tribute.

Psalm 68:29-31 says kings will bring gifts to the temple and nations submit—a direct poetic parallel to the tribute scene in Isaiah 18:7.

Psalm 72:9-15 describes kings bringing tribute and all nations serving the messianic king, closely echoing the gift-bearing from afar in Isaiah 18:7.

Zephaniah 3:10 mentions worshipers from beyond the rivers of Cush bringing offerings, a clear parallel to the distant nation's gift in Isaiah 18:7.

Zechariah 14:16 has all nations going up to worship the Lord in Jerusalem—a parallel vision of tribute and worship as in Isaiah 18:7.

Malachi 1:11 declares that pure offerings will be brought to God's name among the nations, universalizing the specific tribute of Isaiah 18:7.

Acts 8:27 Prophetic fulfillment

In Acts 8:27, the Ethiopian eunuch from Cush comes to worship in Jerusalem—fulfilling the prophecy of tribute from that tall, smooth-skinned nation.

Micah 4:13 Parallel

In Micah 4:13, Zion threshes nations and devotes their gain to the Lord—a parallel theme of tribute from conquered peoples.

In Zechariah 14:17, failure to go up to worship brings drought—extending the theme of nations coming to Zion beyond the tribute idea.