Isaiah 2:12

For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

Cross-references

Isaiah 23:9 Parallel

Isaiah 23:9 directly echoes the theme: God humbles pride and dishonors the honored—same message within Isaiah.

Isaiah 13:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 13:9, the 'day of the LORD' is described with wrath and destruction, reinforcing the judgment scene from Isaiah 2:12.

Isaiah 13:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 13:6, the 'day of the LORD' is announced as near, expanding on the same judgment theme introduced in Isaiah 2:12.

Isaiah 24:4 Parallel

Isaiah 24:4 depicts the highest people languishing as the earth withers — the same judgment on the lofty in the same prophetic context.

Amos 5:18 Parallel

Amos 5:18 warns against desiring the day of the Lord, which brings darkness—same concept of divine judgment.

Daniel 5:20-24 recounts Belshazzar's pride leading to his fall, illustrating the humbling of the lofty.

Daniel 4:37 Parallel

Daniel 4:37 directly states that God humbles those who walk in pride, echoing the same theme of judgment against the proud.

Jeremiah 46:10 also declares a day of the Lord as vengeance against nations, reinforcing God's judgment on pride.

Proverbs 6:17 lists haughty eyes first among things God hates, aligning with the pride God judges in Isaiah 2:12.

Malachi 4:5 Parallel

Malachi 4:5 foretells Elijah before the great day of the Lord, connecting to the same eschatological theme.

Proverbs 6:17 specifies 'haughty eyes' as an abomination—directly matching the proud and lofty in Isaiah 2:12.

Matthew 23:12 states the same principle: those who exalt themselves will be humbled, a direct New Testament parallel.

Luke 14:11 Parallel

Luke 14:11 repeats the teaching that exaltation leads to humiliation, mirroring the warning against pride.

James 4:6 Parallel

James 4:6 quotes 'God opposes the proud' — a concise summary of the same divine opposition to pride.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 warns of a burning day against the arrogant and evildoers, directly reinforcing the day of the LORD against pride.

Zechariah 14:1 proclaims 'a day is coming for the LORD,' the same day-of-the-LORD concept as Isaiah 2:12, with judgment on proud nations.

Acts 2:20 Allusion

Acts 2:20 quotes Joel about the day of the Lord, paralleling the day of judgment on pride here.

Zechariah 9:6 says 'I will cut off the pride of Philistia,' directly linking to the day of the LORD against all that is proud.

Zephaniah 1:16 describes a day of battle against fortified cities and lofty battlements, matching the target of pride in Isaiah 2:12.

Leviticus 26:19 promises to break stubborn pride as judgment, directly echoing the humbling of the proud.

Zephaniah 1:7 explicitly announces 'the day of the LORD is near,' the same concept as Isaiah 2:12's day against pride.

Habakkuk 2:5 condemns the arrogant and greedy, directly paralleling the day of the LORD against pride and loftiness.

2 Peter 3:10 describes the 'day of the Lord' with cosmic destruction, directly echoing the same day of judgment.

Joel 2:1 Parallel

Joel 2:1 announces the day of the Lord with trumpet alarm—same day of judgment theme.

Daniel 5:23 Parallel

Daniel 5:23 rebukes Belshazzar for lifting himself up against God—mirrors the proud and lofty brought low.

Ezekiel 28:2 condemns the prince of Tyre for his proud heart—same theme of pride facing judgment.

Jeremiah 48:29 explicitly lists Moab's pride and loftiness—direct parallel to the proud being brought low.

Proverbs 29:23: 'One's pride will bring him low' — directly parallels the humbling of the proud in Isaiah's prophecy.

Proverbs 16:18: 'Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall' — echoes the day when pride is brought low.

Proverbs 15:25 states 'The LORD tears down the house of the proud' — a direct parallel to God bringing low the proud on His day.

Psalm 94:2 Parallel

Psalm 94:2 calls God to 'repay to the proud what they deserve' — matching Isaiah's declaration of a day against the proud.

Job 40:11 Parallel

Job 40:11 directly echoes the theme: 'look on everyone who is proud and abase him' — the same humbling of the proud by God.

1 Samuel 2:7 declares the Lord humbles and exalts, a foundational statement of God's sovereignty over pride.

Psalm 119:21 says God rebukes the insolent — the proud who stray — aligning with the day that brings down the lofty.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 describes the day of the Lord coming like a thief, a NT parallel to OT day of judgment.

Deuteronomy 17:20 warns the king against pride to avoid being cut off — a preventive application of the same principle.