Isaiah 3:5

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 11:13 prophesies an end to Ephraim's envy and Judah's vexing — direct contrast to the internal strife here.

Isaiah 9:19-21 depicts people devouring each other, Manasseh against Ephraim — same social breakdown where everyone oppresses their neighbor.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

Isaiah 1:4 also condemns Israel's corruption and rebellion, sharing the same prophetic context of societal decay as this verse.

Isaiah 9:15 Contrast

In Isaiah 9:15, the ancient are the head, contrasting with the disorder in Isaiah 3:5 where they are disrespected.

2 Samuel 16:5-9 shows Shimei, a lowly man, cursing King David — a clear instance of the base against the honourable.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

In Malachi 3:5, God indicts oppressors of workers, widows, orphans, and strangers— each group suffering in Isaiah 3:5's breakdown.

In Zechariah 7:9-11, God commands no oppression but they refuse— the breach that unleashes the chaos of Isaiah 3:5.

In Micah 3:1-3, leaders devour the people— a graphic fulfillment of the oppression and reversal of honor in Isaiah 3:5.

Amos 4:1 Parallel

In Amos 4:1, wealthy women crush the needy— the same oppression of the poor seen in Isaiah 3:5's social breakdown.

In Ezekiel 22:7, parents are dishonored and the vulnerable oppressed— directly mirroring the child against elder and oppression here.

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 depicts social inversion where fools are elevated and the rich humbled, echoing the theme of the base rising against the honourable.

Job 30:1-12 describes younger, base men deriding Job, exactly paralleling the young disrespecting elders and the lowly against the honourable.

2 Kings 2:23 provides a concrete example of children mocking an elder prophet, matching 'the child against the ancient'.

Leviticus 19:32 commands honoring the elderly, directly contrasting the disrespect of the young toward the ancient here.

In Proverbs 30:22, a servant reigning disturbs the earth, directly illustrating the social inversion Isaiah describes.

Job 30:12 Parallel

In Job 30:12, youth rise to push Job away, echoing the same inversion of respect for elders as in Isaiah.

Job 19:18 Parallel

In Job 19:18, young children despise Job, directly paralleling the child acting proudly against the ancient in Isaiah.

Zechariah 11:6 shows God giving people into neighbors' hands — the same neighbor-oppression Isaiah 3:5 describes as social breakdown.

In Ecclesiastes 10:16, woe comes when a child is king, linking to the child acting proudly against elders in Isaiah.

In Ezekiel 22:12, bribery and extortion of neighbors are condemned— a specific form of the general oppression in Isaiah 3:5.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

In Micah 3:11, judges and priests take bribes— the corruption underlying the social disorder described here.

In Proverbs 19:10, a servant ruling over princes is considered improper, aligning with the base against honorable theme here.

Jeremiah 9:3-5 describes widespread deceit and oppression — mirroring the social breakdown and mutual exploitation in this verse.

James 2:6 Parallel

In James 2:6, rich men oppress the poor and drag them to court— a New Testament echo of the oppression here.

James 5:4 Parallel

James 5:4 illustrates the oppression described here with the specific sin of defrauding workers, echoing the theme of people oppressing each other.