Isaiah 29:5
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 29:20 continues the judgment on the ruthless, showing the result of their sudden destruction.
Isaiah 17:13 depicts nations fleeing like chaff and dust before God’s rebuke—Isaiah 29:5 uses the identical 'chaff' and 'dust' imagery for the enemies.
Isaiah 37:36 records the angel destroying the Assyrian army—Isaiah 29:5 prophesied the foes becoming like dust, directly fulfilled in that event.
Isaiah 31:8 prophesies Assyria's fall by a divine sword—Isaiah 29:5 speaks of the multitude of foes becoming dust, likely pointing to the same judgment.
Isaiah 10:16-19 describes God judging Assyria with fire—Isaiah 29:5 likewise depicts foes becoming like dust and chaff, a similar judgment scene.
Isaiah 25:5 says God subdues the noise of foreigners and the ruthless—Isaiah 29:5 also portrays the multitude of ruthless foes as chaff, a parallel of divine victory.
Isaiah 37:7 depicts specific divine intervention against Assyria, matching the pattern of sudden judgment in 29:5.
Isaiah 33:11 uses the same 'chaff' metaphor for the futility of the wicked, echoing the transient foes in 29:5.
Psalm 1:4 uses the same chaff metaphor for the wicked being blown away — reinforcing that God dispatches the enemy like worthless chaff.
Psalm 35:5 also prays for enemies to become chaff before the wind — both verses depict divine judgment as sudden winnowing.
2 Chronicles 32:21 records God's angel striking Assyria's army — the historical fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy of sudden enemy destruction.
Jeremiah 15:21 echoes the promise of deliverance from the ruthless, similar to the destruction of foes in 29:5.
Job 21:18 compares the wicked to chaff blown by the wind—Isaiah 29:5 uses the same chaff metaphor for the ruthless enemies.