Isaiah 25:5
Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 25:11, the same chapter continues the theme of God humbling the proud, here pictured as a swimmer whose pomp is laid low.
Isaiah 10:8-15 describes God subduing Assyria's pride, paralleling the subduing of the ruthless in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 10:32-34 depicts God cutting down the lofty, matching the putting down of the ruthless in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 13:11 says God will end the pomp of the ruthless, directly paralleling the silencing of the ruthless here.
Isaiah 14:10-16 depicts the fallen king of Babylon, a specific example of the 'terrible ones' whose branch is brought low in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 17:12-14 describes the thunder of many peoples subdued by God—the same 'noise of strangers' calmed in Isaiah 25:5.
In Isaiah 18:4, God watches like shimmering heat and a cloud of dew — the same imagery of heat and cloud used in Isaiah 25:5 for silencing enemies.
Isaiah 30:30-33 shows God's judgment on Assyria with thunder and rod, mirroring the subduing of the ruthless in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 29:5 echoes the same image of foreign foes reduced to dust and chaff, reinforcing God's victory over enemy noise.
In Isaiah 14:19, the king of Babylon is cast out like a rejected branch — similar to the 'branch of the terrible ones' being brought low in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 29:20 describes the ruthless and scoffers being cut off, paralleling the subduing of the terrible ones in 25:5.
Isaiah 49:25 promises rescue from tyrants, echoing God's power over the ruthless in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 49:26 describes judgment on oppressors, similar to putting down the song of the ruthless in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 64:2 calls for nations to tremble at God's presence, akin to the subdued noise of strangers in Isaiah 25:5.
Isaiah 54:15-17 assures that no weapon formed against Zion succeeds, paralleling the subduing of enemies in Isaiah 25:5.
Jeremiah 50:11-15 depicts Babylon's destruction as God's vengeance, illustrating Isaiah 25:5's promise that the noise of the terrible ones is silenced.
Jeremiah 51:53-57 shows Babylon's princes made drunk and sleeping forever, fulfilling the pattern of God bringing down the arrogant.
Jeremiah 51:38-43 portrays Babylon's fall like lions brought down, mirroring Isaiah 25:5's humbling of the proud.
Ezekiel 32:18-32 laments Egypt's descent to the pit, a specific example of the terrible ones being brought low in Isaiah 25:5.
Jeremiah 49:16 speaks of God bringing down the proud who trust in high places, a similar humbling theme to 25:5's subduing of enemies.
Psalm 79:10-12 asks God to avenge taunts of the nations, matching the 'song of the ruthless' being put down in Isaiah 25:5.
Psalm 74:3-23 laments enemies roaring in the sanctuary, similar to the noise subdued in Isaiah 25:5 but from a plea perspective.