Isaiah 27:8
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 10:5 calls Assyria the rod of God's anger — the same instrument of judgment depicted as the east wind here.
In Isaiah 10:6, God sends Assyria to plunder His people, identifying the specific agent behind the rough wind here.
Isaiah 10:12 adds that God will punish Assyria's arrogance after using it, revealing the full scope of His sovereign judgment.
Isaiah 57:16 echoes that God will not contend forever or always be angry—both affirm His restrained discipline.
1 Corinthians 10:13 assures God limits temptation to what we can bear—the same principle of measured testing.
In Hosea 13:15, an east wind from the Lord dries up springs—same destructive wind imagery and measured judgment.
In Hosea 11:7-9, God's compassion restrains His anger, echoing the 'in measure' judgment here — both show mercy in discipline.
Hosea 4:1 parallels the 'contention' language — God's legal case against Israel for lack of faithfulness.
Jeremiah 46:28 repeats the promise of measured correction, reinforcing that God will not make a full end of Jacob.
Jeremiah 30:11 explicitly says 'I will correct thee in measure'—a near verbatim parallel to the measured judgment here.
Jeremiah 10:24 directly asks for correction 'with judgment' not anger—identical plea for measured discipline.
Jeremiah 4:27 says God will not make a full end — echoing the 'in measure' judgment of this verse.
Jeremiah 4:11 uses the same wind-from-desert imagery for judgment — a hot wind sent by God, just as the east wind here.
Psalm 103:14 explains why God measures His judgment: He knows our frailty, reinforcing the reason for restraint.
Psalm 78:38 describes God restraining His anger and not destroying fully — a direct parallel to the measured discipline here.
Psalm 76:10 says human wrath brings praise to God — similar to how He uses the east wind here for His purposes.
Psalm 38:1 similarly begs for correction without wrath—both desire God's moderated discipline.
Psalm 6:1 pleads for rebuke not in anger—this mirrors the call for measured, not furious, discipline.
In Job 38:11, God sets a limit for the sea—strong parallel to the 'measure' of contention and wind restraint here.
Amos 9:8 echoes the same measured judgment: God will not utterly destroy Jacob, matching the 'in measure' removal in Isaiah 27:8.
Revelation 7:1 shows angels holding back the four winds — like Isaiah 27:8, wind is a divine instrument, but here restrained, not sent.
Job 23:6 expresses confidence God will not use overwhelming power against him, paralleling the measured confrontation here.
1 Peter 1:6 echoes the idea of measured, temporary suffering — trials permitted for a purpose, like God's measured judgment here.
In Job 1:12, God sets a boundary on Satan—parallel divine restraint with measure, like the limited blast here.