Isaiah 47:3
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 63:4-6 describes God's day of vengeance and trampling peoples, reinforcing the same judgment theme against Babylon.
Isaiah 59:18 states God repays wrath to His enemies, directly mirroring the 'take vengeance' promise here.
Isaiah 34:1-8 describes God's day of vengeance against Edom, paralleling the vengeance declared against Babylon here.
Isaiah 59:17 depicts God putting on 'garments of vengeance', echoing the same divine attribute of vengeful justice seen in this verse.
Nahum 3:5 uses the identical imagery of uncovering nakedness and shame to pronounce judgment on Nineveh.
In Jeremiah 51:34-36, God says 'I will take vengeance' for Babylon's violence – the same phrase as here, guaranteeing judgment.
In Jeremiah 50:28, the vengeance of the LORD for his temple is proclaimed – the same divine vengeance announced here against Babylon.
In Jeremiah 13:26, 'your shame will be seen' directly parallels the exposure and shame in this verse, both describing divine judgment.
In Jeremiah 13:22, the same imagery of exposed nakedness appears as judgment for Judah's sin, mirroring Babylon's exposure here.
Psalm 137:8 pronounces blessing on those who repay Babylon, directly matching the vengeance declared against Babylon here.
Psalm 94:2 asks God to repay the proud, paralleling the repayment of Babylon's pride here.
Psalm 94:1 calls God 'God of vengeance', directly linking to the divine attribute invoked in this verse.
Deuteronomy 32:41-43 expands on God taking vengeance on His adversaries, providing the legal and poetic basis for this judgment.
Deuteronomy 32:35 declares 'vengeance is mine,' the classic OT statement underlying God's promise of vengeance here.
In Romans 12:19, the principle 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay' echoes this verse, applying it to believers' conduct.
Genesis 2:25 presents nakedness without shame, a stark contrast to the shaming nakedness in this judgment.
Habakkuk 2:16 explicitly says 'let your nakedness be exposed' as divine judgment, almost quoting the same imagery.
Revelation 3:18 counsels covering shameful nakedness with white clothes — the same spiritual exposure metaphor applied to Laodicea.
Hosea 2:3 threatens to strip Israel naked as judgment — the same image of exposure and shame used against Babylon.
Lamentations 1:8 directly describes Jerusalem's nakedness exposed as a consequence of sin, matching the judgment language here.
In Exodus 32:25, the people's nakedness from the golden calf incident mirrors the exposure and shame pronounced on Babylon here.
In Hebrews 10:30, the same divine declaration of vengeance is cited, reinforcing that God's retribution is certain.
Genesis 3:10 shows Adam hiding in shame because of nakedness, paralleling the shame of uncovered nakedness here.
In Jeremiah 51:56, God is described as a God of recompense who will surely repay – parallel to the vengeance promised here.