Isaiah 28:21

For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 29:14 also describes God's surprising work — 'wonder upon wonder' — paralleling the strange deed in 28:21 as judgment on Israel's false wisdom.

Isaiah 31:2 Parallel

Isaiah 31:2 shows God rising against evildoers — the same 'alien work' of judgment described in 28:21, confirming God's sovereign action.

Joshua 10:10 Historical context

Joshua 10:10 describes the LORD discomfiting Amorites at Gibeon, the event Isaiah 28:21 references as 'valley of Gibeon'.

Joshua 10:12 Historical context

Joshua 10:12 records Joshua's command for the sun to stand still at Gibeon — the same battle referenced in Isaiah 28:21.

2 Samuel 5:20 Historical context

2 Samuel 5:20 recounts David's victory at Baal-perazim, the exact event Isaiah 28:21 references as 'mount Perazim'.

1 Chronicles 14:11 Historical context

1 Chronicles 14:11 parallels 2 Samuel 5:20, providing another record of the Baal-perazim victory Isaiah cites.

In Lamentations 3:33, God does not willingly afflict — a contrast to the deliberate 'strange work' of judgment, highlighting His reluctant justice.

In Numbers 16:30, the earth swallows Korah as a new, unnatural judgment — a direct parallel to God's 'strange work' of unusual destruction.

Habakkuk 1:5 echoes God's 'strange work' — a work you would not believe if told — directly linking to the astonishing judgment in Isaiah 28:21.

1 Peter 4:12 uses 'strange' (xenon) to describe trials, directly alluding to Isaiah's 'strange deed' — both warn not to be surprised at God's unusual work.