Isaiah 47:13
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 47:9 mentions Babylon's many sorceries, directly reinforcing the astrologers and enchanters condemned in this verse.
Isaiah 44:25 shows God frustrating diviners—the same false wisdom Babylon relies on here.
Isaiah 2:6 condemns soothsayers like the Philistines, a parallel to Babylon's astrologers—both rely on forbidden divination.
Isaiah 57:10 uses the same 'wearied' language for Israel's stubborn idolatry—paralleling Babylon's exhausted astrology.
Habakkuk 2:13 declares nations weary themselves for nothing—directly applying to Babylon's futile astrologers here.
Daniel 5:30 records the king's death that very night, fulfilling the judgment pronounced here on Babylon's trust in astrologers.
Daniel 2:2-10 shows Babylonian wise men failing to interpret the dream—mirroring their futility mocked here.
Daniel 5:7 has Belshazzar summoning astrologers—the same group mocked in Isaiah 47:13 for inability to save.
Daniel 5:8 records the wise men's inability to read the writing—fulfilling the futility prophesied in Isaiah 47:13.
Daniel 5:15 repeats the failure of Babylonian astrologers, reinforcing the emptiness of their arts mocked here.
In Daniel 5:16, the king again turns to Babylonian wise men, but Daniel succeeds where astrologers fail, echoing their futility here.
Exodus 8:18 shows the magicians failing to produce gnats, directly mirroring the futility of Babylon's astrologers here.
Leviticus 19:31 forbids consulting mediums, reinforcing the condemnation of seeking guidance from astrologers in this verse.
Genesis 41:8 shows Pharaoh's magicians unable to interpret his dream, paralleling the impotent astrologers condemned here.
Jeremiah 50:35 pronounces judgment on Babylon's wise men, complementing the condemnation of astrologers in this verse.
In Acts 19:19, those who practiced magic burn their books — a concrete example of the futility of occult wisdom mocked here.
Ezekiel 21:29 describes false divination leading to judgment, paralleling the futility of Babylon's astrologers here.
Nahum 3:4 condemns Nineveh for witchcrafts, similar to Babylon's sorceries in this verse.
2 Kings 17:17 describes Israel practicing divination, similar to the astrologers condemned here—both are forbidden guidance-seeking.
1 Samuel 6:2 also shows people consulting diviners for guidance, mirroring Babylon's reliance on astrologers here.