Isaiah 25:2

For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 13:22 describes Babylon's desolation with hyenas and jackals—the same ruined city as in this prophecy.

Isaiah 14:23 likewise depicts Babylon reduced to a desolate swamp—parallel judgment language.

Isaiah 17:1 Parallel

Isaiah 17:1 uses the same 'heap of ruins' phrase for Damascus, showing a similar prophetic formula for city destruction.

Isaiah 21:9 Parallel

Isaiah 21:9 declares 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon'—the same city's destruction echoed in this heap imagery.

Isaiah 23:13 describes Babylon (Chaldeans) being made a ruin—identical fate to the city in this oracle.

Isaiah 24:10 describes a 'city of chaos' broken down — part of the same judgment cycle, reinforcing the image of total urban ruin.

Isaiah 27:10 depicts a fortified city desolate and abandoned, exactly matching the ruin of the fortified city in 25:2.

Isaiah 32:14 shows the palace forsaken and city deserted, extending the same judgment imagery to a populous city.

Deuteronomy 13:16 prescribes a rebellious city to become a heap forever, never rebuilt—this language is echoed in the prophecy.

Jeremiah 51:26 says Babylon will be a perpetual waste with no stones reused—parallel to the 'never rebuilt' statement here.

Revelation 18:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 18:2 proclaims the fall of Babylon the great, fulfilling the OT prophecy of its permanent ruin.

Revelation 18:19 echoes the same lament over Babylon's fall — a great city laid waste in one hour, mirroring Isaiah's prophecy of a city made a ruin.

Micah 1:6 Allusion

Micah 1:6 uses the same Hebrew phrase 'make a heap' for Samaria — a direct verbal parallel to the ruin described here.

Jeremiah 9:11 makes Jerusalem a heap of ruins — similar language but applied to the holy city instead of a foreign one.

Joshua 8:28 Parallel

Joshua 8:28 records Ai being made a permanent heap of ruins — the same concept of divine judgment leaving a city forever desolate.

Nahum 3:12-15 depicts Nineveh's total destruction by fire and sword—a different city but same theme of utter ruin.