Isaiah 19:2

And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 19:13 Historical context

Isaiah 19:13 names the foolish princes who led Egypt astray — the same oracle explains the cause of the civil strife in verse 2.

Isaiah 19:14 Historical context

Isaiah 19:14 says God mingled a perverse spirit — the divine source of the internal conflict in verse 2. Direct continuation.

Isaiah 19:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 19:4, this civil strife leads to foreign domination — the same prophecy unfolding sequentially.

Judges 7:22 Parallel

In Judges 7:22, God causes Midianites to turn swords on each other — same divine stirring of internal conflict.

Judges 9:23 Parallel

In Judges 9:23, God sends an evil spirit between Abimelech and Shechem, causing internal strife — direct parallel.

In 1 Samuel 14:20, Philistines strike each other in confusion — same pattern of God causing enemy to fight itself.

In 2 Chronicles 20:23, the allied armies ambush and destroy each other — identical to brother fighting brother.

Ezekiel 38:21 prophesies every man's sword against his brother — explicit parallel to the internal conflict in Egypt.

Matthew 12:25 states the principle that a divided kingdom falls — the same logic behind the civil war prophecy.

Matthew 24:7 uses 'nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom' — the same phrase Jesus applies to end-time signs.

Mark 3:24 Parallel

Mark 3:24 states 'a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand' — the same principle of internal division leading to collapse.

Luke 11:17 Parallel

Luke 11:17 says 'every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste' — the same logic of internal strife leading to ruin.

Jeremiah 46:12 echoes the image of Egyptians fighting each other: 'warrior has stumbled against warrior' — a similar internal conflict.