Isaiah 47:10
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 47:8, Babylon's identical boast 'I am, and there is no one besides me' appears — directly linked context.
In verse 12, the same irony continues: Babylon is urged to rely on its magic, which cannot save it.
Isaiah 5:21 pronounces woe on those wise in their own eyes—parallel to 'your wisdom led you astray' here.
Isaiah 28:15 describes a covenant with lies and death, mirroring Babylon's false security here.
Isaiah 29:15 uses the same 'Who sees us?' phrase, directly paralleling Babylon's hidden arrogance.
Isaiah 13:9 describes the day of the Lord's judgment — the consequence of Babylon's prideful security.
Isaiah 19:12 asks where Egypt's wise men are — similar theme of human wisdom failing to avert judgment.
Isaiah 19:14, God sends a spirit of confusion leading Egypt astray — similar to being 'led astray' by wisdom here.
Isaiah 59:4 speaks of relying on lies and empty pleas, similar to Babylon's deception.
In Job 22:14, Eliphaz accuses Job of thinking thick clouds veil God so He doesn't see—same delusion as 'no one sees me' here.
In 1 Corinthians 3:19, the wisdom of this world is folly with God — the same condemnation of deceptive worldly wisdom.
In 1 Corinthians 1:19-21, God destroys the wisdom of the wise — echoing the futility of human wisdom that led Babylon astray.
In Romans 1:22, those who claim to be wise become fools — mirroring Babylon's self-deception here.
Ezekiel 28:2 has the prince of Tyre saying 'I am a god'—parallel to Babylon's 'I am, and there is no one besides me'.
Ezekiel 9:9 repeats the same false claim 'The Lord does not see' as justification for great injustice—strong parallel.
Ezekiel 8:12 explicitly cites the same lie 'The Lord does not see us' among Israel's elders—exact parallel.
Jeremiah 23:24 directly contradicts the claim: God declares He sees all and fills heaven and earth—opposing Babylon's illusion.
Psalm 94:7-9 quotes the same foolish thought 'The Lord does not see' and then rebukes it—mirroring the delusion here.
Psalm 64:5 describes schemers thinking 'Who can see them?'—parallel to the false security of being unseen here.
Psalm 10:11 echoes the wicked's claim 'God has forgotten, he will never see it'—identical to Babylon's self-deception.
James 4:16 condemns boasting in arrogance, directly paralleling Babylon's self-deification and false security.
Jeremiah 50:29 calls for retribution against Babylon, mirroring the condemnation of her pride and sorcery.
Psalm 52:7 condemns trusting in wealth over God, paralleling Babylon's trust in wickedness.
Jeremiah 50:36 pronounces judgment on Babylon's false prophets, complementing the exposure of her deceptive wisdom.
Psalm 62:10 warns against trusting in riches — a different form of false security from the pride in wisdom here.
In 1 Corinthians 8:1, Paul warns that knowledge puffs up, echoing the danger of prideful knowledge that misled Babylon.