Isaiah 31:2
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 31:3, the reason God's judgment is certain: Egypt's help is merely human, not divine — contrasting with God's power.
Isaiah 45:7 explicitly states God creates evil/calamity, directly paralleling the 'bring evil' in 31:2.
Isaiah 30:1 pronounces woe on those making alliances without God — the very context in which God's wisdom brings disaster in 31:2.
In Isaiah 30:3, the same point is made: relying on Pharaoh brings shame and confusion, not deliverance.
In Isaiah 20:4-6, the same warning is lived out: Egypt and Ethiopia are led captive, causing dismay to those who trusted them.
1 Corinthians 1:21-29 explains God's wisdom shames human wisdom — the same principle behind God bringing disaster on those who trust human strength.
Zephaniah 3:8 has God declaring He will arise to pour out indignation, closely matching the judgment theme here.
Amos 3:6 asks if evil in a city is not from the Lord, reinforcing that God is the source of calamity.
In Ezekiel 29:6, Egypt is called a staff of reed — unreliable support, echoing the futility of trusting in human help.
Jeremiah 44:29 declares God's words will stand against Israel for evil, directly paralleling the certainty of judgment here.
Psalm 78:66 tells of God routing His adversaries, directly paralleling His action against evildoers in the main verse.
Psalm 68:2 describes the wicked perishing before God, matching the outcome of His arising against evildoers here.
Psalm 68:1 directly says 'God shall arise, his enemies be scattered,' strongly echoing the action and purpose in the main verse.
Job 5:13 says God catches the wise in their craftiness — directly illustrating God's superior wisdom that brings disaster on human schemes.
Joshua 23:15 warns God will bring all promised evil as judgment, matching the threat of calamity and unretracted words here.
Numbers 23:19 affirms God does not lie or change His word, directly supporting the claim that He will not call back His words.
In Job 9:13, proud helpers stoop under God's anger — the same truth that God brings down those who aid the wicked.
Zechariah 1:6 recounts God's words overtaking the fathers, reinforcing that His decrees are fulfilled and not recalled.
Psalm 12:5 has God arising to help the oppressed, similar to His arising to bring disaster in the main verse, but with different focus.
Jeremiah 10:7 praises God as incomparably wise among the nations — affirming the wisdom of the One who brings disaster here.
In Jeremiah 44:30, God gives Pharaoh Hophra into enemies' hands — a specific fulfillment of God's judgment against Egypt's helpers.
1 Samuel 2:3 declares that the LORD weighs deeds — reinforcing that God's wisdom is the basis for the disaster He brings.
Matthew 24:35 says Jesus' words will never pass away, echoing the permanence of God's word that will not be called back.
Numbers 10:35 calls on God to arise and scatter enemies, directly paralleling the image of God rising against evildoers here.