Isaiah 28:27

For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 28:28 expands the threshing metaphor, noting that grain is crushed but not forever—revealing God's measured judgment.

In Isaiah 41:15, threshing becomes a weapon of destruction — contrasting the gentle, crop-specific threshing here.

Isaiah 27:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 27:8, God's measured discipline reflects the careful threshing methods described here.

Proverbs 20:26 applies the same threshing wheel image to a wise king's judgment, showing the metaphor's use for divine justice.

Amos 1:3 Contrast

In Amos 1:3, threshing with iron sledges symbolizes brutal oppression — a stark contrast to the gentle beating with a rod here.

In Jeremiah 10:24, the plea for correction in justice mirrors the proportionate treatment of different crops here.

In Jeremiah 46:28, God promises to discipline in just measure — echoing the principle of appropriate threshing methods.