Isaiah 27:4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 9:18 uses briers and thorns as imagery for wickedness consumed by fire — here God uses the same image of burning briers and thorns for judgment.
In Isaiah 10:17, the same imagery of God burning thorns and briers appears, reinforcing divine judgment on enemies.
Isaiah 12:1 echoes the turning away of God's anger — the same relief from wrath described here as 'no wrath'.
Isaiah 54:6-10 assures God's anger is momentary and compassion endures — here God declares 'no wrath', showing that moment has passed.
In Isaiah 1:31, the strong become tinder and burn — same fire judgment imagery for the wicked as here with thorns.
In Isaiah 33:12, peoples are burned like thorns cut down — identical imagery to God's threat to set briers on fire here.
Isaiah 26:20 instructs hiding until God's wrath passes — here God declares His wrath is gone, showing that waiting is over.
Psalm 85:3 describes God turning away His anger — the same state of no active wrath expressed here.
Psalm 103:9 declares God does not stay angry forever — here God confirms that by saying He currently has no wrath.
Hebrews 6:8 explicitly mentions thorns and thistles being burned, directly paralleling the fate of briers.
Deuteronomy 9:3 portrays God as a consuming fire who destroys enemies, strongly echoing the burning of thorns.
2 Samuel 23:7 continues the thorn imagery, saying they are utterly burned with fire, a direct parallel.
In Psalm 118:12, enemies are described as 'burning thorns' cut off by the Lord — directly echoing the image of God destroying briers here.
In Hosea 11:9, God withholds fierce anger against Israel — contrasting sharply with His declared readiness to fight and burn enemies here.
Nahum 1:10 uses the same thorn imagery for enemies consumed by fire, echoing God's threat to burn thorns in battle.
2 Samuel 23:6 likens worthless men to thorns thrown away and burned, paralleling the fate of enemies here.
Nahum 1:3-7 emphasizes God's fierce anger — here God declares no wrath, highlighting the contrast between His attitude toward His people and enemies.
Matthew 3:12 uses burning chaff as judgment, a similar concept to burning thorns for the worthless.
2 Peter 2:9 states God rescues the godly and punishes the unrighteous — here God protects His vineyard and burns enemies, matching that pattern.