Isaiah 33:23

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 33:1 Parallel

Isaiah 33:1 pronounces woe on the destroyer; verse 23 shows its fulfillment — the enemy's ship disabled and plundered.

Isaiah 33:4 Parallel

Isaiah 33:4 describes spoils gathered like locusts — directly parallel to verse 23's 'abundance of spoils divided'.

1 Samuel 30:22-24 establishes that those who stayed behind share the spoil — the same principle as 'even the lame will carry off plunder'.

2 Kings 7:8 Parallel

In 2 Kings 7:8, lepers are the unlikely ones who plunder the Syrian camp, mirroring the lame taking spoils in Isaiah 33:23.

Psalm 68:12 Parallel

Psalm 68:12 describes women staying home dividing spoil — like the lame, those not in battle receive plunder.

2 Kings 7:16 Historical context

2 Kings 7:16 continues the same account: the people plunder the Aramean camp, fulfilling the spoils division Isaiah describes.

Zechariah 2:9 says oppressors become plunder for their slaves — the weak (slaves) plunder the strong, echoing the lame taking spoil.

Ezekiel 27 uses the same shipwreck metaphor for Tyre's judgment — a disabled ship and loss of cargo, echoing Isaiah's imagery.

1 Corinthians 1:27 states God chooses the weak to shame the strong — the lame taking plunder is a vivid example of this principle.

2 Chronicles 20:25 depicts abundant plunder after God's victory — similar to the spoil division in Isaiah 33:23.

Luke 14:21 Parallel

Luke 14:21 summons the lame to the banquet — both passages feature the lame receiving unexpected blessing, though one is spoil, the other a feast.