Isaiah 26:21
For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 35:4 says God comes with vengeance to save — complementing the punishment here with deliverance for the righteous.
Isaiah 34:8 calls this a day of vengeance for Zion — parallel to God punishing the earth's iniquity here.
Isaiah 10:3 asks what one will do on the day of punishment — echoing the coming judgment described here.
Isaiah 4:4 describes God cleansing bloodstains by judgment — parallel to the earth exposing bloodshed here.
Isaiah 3:10 promises blessing to the righteous amid judgment — contrasting the punishment of the wicked here.
Isaiah 27:1 specifies God punishing Leviathan — a mythological embodiment of the judgment declared here.
In Isaiah 18:4, God watches quietly from his dwelling — opposite to the active judgment coming forth in 26:21.
Ezekiel 24:8 says God sets blood on bare rock so it won't be covered — same imagery of blood exposed for judgment.
Ezekiel 9:3-6 describes God's glory departing the temple and executing judgment — directly parallels the judgment coming from God's place in 26:21.
Ezekiel 10:18 depicts the glory of the LORD departing the temple — directly parallel to God coming out from his place in 26:21.
Genesis 4:11 says the ground opened to receive Abel's blood — parallel to earth no longer covering its slain.
Ezekiel 24:8 echoes the same image: blood placed on rock so it cannot be covered, symbolizing exposed guilt and divine judgment.
Micah 1:3-8 uses the same 'LORD coming out' imagery to describe judgment on sin and its devastating effects.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 depicts Jesus returning with angels in flaming fire — a NT fulfillment of this judgment scene.
Jude 1:14 cites Enoch's prophecy that 'the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones' to judge — echoing this theme.
Jude 1:15 continues that judgment theme, convicting the ungodly for their deeds — consistent with Isaiah's disclosure of blood.
Revelation 6:9-11 portrays martyrs' blood crying out for vengeance, directly matching the earth disclosing slain blood in judgment.
Revelation 16:6 gives blood to drink to those who shed blood, a just punishment that fulfills the exposure of blood in judgment.
Revelation 18:24 declares Babylon guilty of all bloodshed, exactly the blood the earth reveals in Isaiah's judgment scene.
Genesis 4:10 has Abel's blood crying to God from the ground — the same idea that bloodshed demands divine attention.
Psalm 50:3 depicts God coming in fire and storm for judgment — directly parallels the judgment coming in 26:21.
Numbers 35:33 states blood pollutes the land and requires the shedder's life — directly explaining why earth must disclose blood.
Job 16:18 cries 'O earth, cover not my blood' — exactly the reversal of earth covering blood, calling for justice.
In Matthew 23:35, Jesus declares that all righteous blood will be held accountable — directly reflecting the earth disclosing blood in Isaiah 26:21.
In Revelation 18:20, heaven rejoices because God has avenged the prophets — directly echoing the disclosure and judgment of blood in Isaiah.
In Revelation 6:11, martyrs’ souls cry out for vengeance while waiting — mirroring the earth disclosing blood and awaiting God’s judgment.
Job 20:27 echoes the same imagery: heavens reveal iniquity and the earth rises up — parallel to earth disclosing bloodshed at God's judgment.
In Zechariah 2:13, the LORD rousing from his holy dwelling parallels the LORD coming out from his place in Isaiah 26:21 — a very specific verbal parallel.
In Zephaniah 2:3, seeking humility to be hidden on the day of the LORD's anger directly parallels the call to hide in Isaiah 26:20-21.
Psalm 9:12 declares that God avenges blood and remembers the afflicted — directly parallel to Isaiah's promise that bloodshed will be exposed.
Psalm 106:38 describes innocent blood polluting the land — the very bloodshed that Isaiah 26:21 says the earth will no longer conceal.
In Jeremiah 51:35, Zion personified calls for Babylon to bear the bloodshed — echoing the earth disclosing blood in Isaiah 26:21.
In Luke 11:50, Jesus declares that the blood of all prophets will be required from that generation — echoing the same divine reckoning for bloodshed.
2 Chronicles 21:13 records Jehoram's murder of his brothers — a concrete example of the bloodshed that God will expose and punish.
In Daniel 12:1, a time of trouble and deliverance for the righteous parallels the judgment and deliverance context of Isaiah 26:21.
In Malachi 3:17, God spares his treasured possession on the day of judgment — a theme of deliverance for the righteous as in Isaiah 26:20-21.
Ezekiel 8:6 shows sin driving God from his sanctuary — opposite direction to God coming out to judge in 26:21.
Psalm 5:6 says God abhors the bloodthirsty — the same sinners that Isaiah 26:21 says God will punish when he comes to judge.
Leviticus 18:25 says the land vomits out inhabitants for defilement, similar to the earth exposing blood in judgment — both involve land responding to sin.