Isaiah 24:20

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 19:14, Egypt staggers like a drunkard — the same simile for divine judgment causing instability.

Isaiah 29:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 29:9, the people stagger without wine — reinforcing the image of staggering under God's judgment.

Isaiah 1:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:8, Zion is left like a cottage — the same simile of a fragile hut, now applied to the whole earth.

Isaiah 33:9 Parallel

Isaiah 33:9 describes the land mourning and withering — a parallel picture of earth's deterioration under judgment.

In Isaiah 38:12, Hezekiah's life is removed like a tent — both use a temporary dwelling to depict removal.

Psalm 38:4 Parallel

In Psalm 38:4, iniquities are a heavy burden — the same metaphor of sin's weight pressing down.

In Psalm 107:27, sailors reel like drunkards at their wits' end — the same phrase for helplessness in crisis.

Jeremiah 25:27 uses the same phrase 'fall to rise no more' with drunkenness imagery, directly echoing Isaiah's earth reeling.

Amos 8:14 Parallel

Amos 8:14 says idolaters will fall never to rise again, using the same phrase as Isaiah's earth falling under sin.

Revelation 18:21 depicts Babylon thrown down never to be found, mirroring the earth's final fall never to rise.

Job 9:6 Parallel

Job 9:6 depicts God shaking the earth and making its pillars tremble — directly echoing the earth's staggering here.

Deuteronomy 32:22 describes God's anger as a fire consuming the earth's foundations — same theme of divine judgment causing earth's destruction.

Job 12:25 Parallel

Job 12:25 uses the same 'stagger like a drunkard' image for people — applying the metaphor to human confusion rather than the earth.

Hosea 4:1-5 shows the land wasting away because of the people's sins, echoing the earth staggering under transgression in Isaiah 24:20.

Amos 8:8 Parallel

Amos 8:8 speaks of the land trembling and rising like the Nile — another image of earth's instability under judgment.