Isaiah 21:2
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 13:17 specifies the Medes as the attackers God stirs up, directly matching Media in this vision.
Isaiah 33:1 pronounces woe on the destroyer who will be destroyed, echoing the treachery and destruction themes from the Babylon vision.
In Isaiah 13:2-4, the Lord musters a host against Babylon, paralleling the call for Elam and Media to besiege it.
Isaiah 41:25 describes God stirring up a conqueror from the east — same pattern as here with Elam and Media raised up to judge.
Isaiah 22:6 also portrays Elam armed for battle — there against Jerusalem, here against Babylon; similar warrior imagery.
Jeremiah 51:11 says the Lord raised the kings of the Medes to destroy Babylon, directly linking to Media's role here.
In Daniel 8:20, the ram with two horns is identified as Media and Persia, the very nations God summons to attack Babylon here.
Jeremiah 51:53 declares that even if Babylon fortifies itself, devastators will come — echoing the certainty of Babylon's fall in Isaiah 21:2.
Jeremiah 51:48 says the heavens rejoice over Babylon because destroyers come from the north, matching the destroyers in Isaiah 21:2.
Jeremiah 51:28 names the kings of the Medes preparing against Babylon, reinforcing this oracle's call to Media.
Jeremiah 51:27 summons nations including Ararat against Babylon, similar to the call for Elam and Media.
In Jeremiah 51:4, the slain falling in Chaldea continues the same judgment prophecy against Babylon—strong parallel.
In Jeremiah 51:3, the call to destroy Babylon's army directly parallels the same judgment oracle against Babylon here.
Jeremiah 50:14 calls archers to surround Babylon, mirroring the call to besiege in this verse.
Jeremiah 51:56 declares the destroyer has come upon Babylon, matching the plunderer and treacherous dealer of Isaiah's oracle.
Habakkuk 2:7 promises Babylon will be plundered in turn, directly matching the plunderer theme of Isaiah's oracle.
Jeremiah 49:34 introduces a prophecy against Elam, the same nation called here to attack Babylon, but Elam is now judged.
In Revelation 13:10, the same principle of divine retribution applies: captors will be taken captive.