Isaiah 37:26
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 10:5 explicitly calls Assyria 'the rod of my anger,' directly echoing God's sovereign use of Assyria here.
Isaiah 10:6 expands on Assyria as God's instrument for judgment against a godless nation, reinforcing the same theme.
Isaiah 10:15 warns against the tool boasting over the user—applying directly to Sennacherib's arrogance as God's instrument.
Isaiah 46:11 promises God will accomplish His purpose, directly linking to His declared plan for Assyria in this verse.
Isaiah 22:11 rebukes Jerusalem for ignoring the One who 'planned it long ago' — the same phrase as in Isaiah 37:26, linking God's prior planning.
Isaiah 54:16 declares God created both the smith and the ravager to destroy, reinforcing that God ordains the destroyer's work as in Isaiah 37:26.
Isaiah 17:1 prophesies Damascus becoming a heap of ruins, a specific example of God turning cities into piles of stone as in Isaiah 37:26.
Jude 1:4 mentions condemnation written about long ago — directly paralleling the long-ago ordination of judgment here.
Genesis 50:20 shows God turning evil intent to good—parallel to God using Assyria's evil for His sovereign purpose here.
Acts 4:28 explicitly states that these events happened by God's predetermined will — a direct echo of the 'long ago I ordained it' here.
Acts 2:23 declares that Christ's crucifixion was by God's deliberate plan — a clear New Testament parallel to God's long-ago ordaining here.
Amos 3:6 asserts that disaster comes from the Lord — reinforcing the idea that God ordains calamity just as He ordained Assyria's destruction.
2 Kings 19:25 is the parallel account of the same oracle, with identical wording about God planning and bringing ruin to fortified cities.
Habakkuk 1:12 echoes that God ordained Babylon as a judgment tool—parallel to God planning Assyria's conquest here, both demonstrate divine sovereignty over nations.
1 Kings 11:23 says God raised up an adversary against Solomon — consistent with the theme of God ordaining enemies to accomplish His purposes.
Judges 3:12 records God giving power to a foreign king to discipline Israel — the same pattern of God using pagan rulers as instruments.
Psalm 76:10 confirms that God uses human wrath for His praise — the same divine sovereignty over evil seen here.
Jeremiah 34:22 has God commanding the burning of Jerusalem and desolation of Judah's cities, another instance of God ordaining city destruction.
Jeremiah 47:7 says the LORD gave the sword a charge against Philistia, similar to God ordaining the Assyrian conquest in Isaiah 37:26.
1 Peter 2:8 speaks of those destined to stumble — similar to God's ordaining of destruction for the rebellious in Isaiah.
Numbers 22:35 shows God controlling Balaam's words — an example of divine sovereignty over human actions, similar to God ordaining Assyria's deeds.