Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 61:6 declares God's people will eat the wealth of nations—identical theme to Tyre's profit for abundant food and clothing.
Isaiah 60:5 says the wealth of nations will come to Zion—direct parallel to Tyre's holy profit being used for God's people.
Isaiah 45:14 depicts foreign wealth coming to Israel and acknowledging God—parallel to Tyre's profit consecrated for the Lord's servants.
Matthew 6:19-21 counsels against hoarding earthly treasure, aligning with Isaiah's profits not stored up but consecrated.
Zechariah 14:21 extends the vision of common objects becoming holy to the Lord, fulfilling the idea from Isaiah 23:18.
Zechariah 14:20 uses the same phrase 'Holy to the LORD' — common items become sacred, echoing Tyre's profits consecrated to God.
Luke 8:3 shows women providing for Jesus and His disciples from their means, illustrating the principle here of wealth supporting the Lord's servants.
Luke 12:33 commands selling possessions and giving to the poor, echoing the dedication of Tyre's profits to the Lord's people.
Luke 16:9-13 teaches using worldly wealth for eternal purposes, paralleling the consecration of Tyre's profits to God's people.
In Romans 15:25-27, Gentile contributions to Jerusalem saints parallel Tyre's wealth set apart for those before the Lord — both involve material support from outsiders for God's people.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 says the sinner gathers only to give to the one who pleases God, exactly the dynamic here.
Proverbs 28:8 says wealth gained unjustly ends up with the generous, paralleling Tyre's wealth being used for the Lord's servants.
Proverbs 13:22 states the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous, mirroring Tyre's profits becoming holy to the Lord.
Proverbs 3:9 instructs honoring the Lord with wealth, directly paralleling the dedication of Tyre's merchandise to God here.
In Philippians 4:18, gifts to Paul are a fragrant sacrifice, just as Tyre's profit is set apart to the Lord — material goods as holy offerings.
2 Chronicles 2:11-16 shows Hiram providing materials for the temple, embodying the holiness of Tyre's trade foretold in Isaiah.
2 Chronicles 2:7-9 records Tyre's resources used for the temple, prefiguring the dedication of her merchandise to God in Isaiah 23:18.
Deuteronomy 26:12-14 describes the third-year tithe for the needy, echoing the principle here that wealth consecrated to God supports those who serve Him.
In Joshua 6:19, Jericho's spoils are holy to the Lord, just as Tyre's profit is set apart — both dedicate conquest wealth to God.
Ezekiel 28:16 says Tyre's trade led to sin and destruction, opposite of Isaiah's dedication of merchandise to God.
Ezekiel 26:12 has Tyre's wealth plundered—contrasting with Isaiah's promise it will become holy to the LORD.
Zechariah 14:14 shows wealth of nations gathered, paralleling Tyre's merchandise dedicated to God.
Micah 4:13 speaks of nations' wealth devoted to the LORD, similar to Tyre's merchandise becoming holy.
In Galatians 6:6, sharing good things with teachers mirrors Tyre's profit going to those who live before the Lord — supporting ministers.
Psalm 45:12 has the daughter of Tyre bringing gifts to the king, mirroring the dedication of her merchandise to the Lord's people.