Isaiah 47:6

I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 43:28 uses the same language: 'I profaned the princes' and 'delivered Jacob to destruction' — paralleling God's action here.

Isaiah 42:24 asks rhetorically who gave Jacob to plunderers — affirming the same truth that the LORD handed over his people due to sin.

Isaiah 14:17 adds detail to Babylon’s cruelty — refusing to release prisoners, matching their mercilessness toward the aged.

Isaiah 13:16 describes the brutal violence Babylon will suffer — the very same harsh treatment they inflicted on Israel.

Isaiah 10:6 Parallel

Isaiah 10:6 describes Assyria as God's instrument to punish a godless nation — the same divine use of a foreign power seen here with Babylon.

Isaiah 52:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 52:5, the same exile is lamented: God's people taken for nothing, His name despised due to Babylon's cruelty.

Isaiah 14:6 Parallel

Isaiah 14:6 describes Babylon's unceasing wrath — the same merciless rule condemned in Isaiah 47:6.

Isaiah 9:4 Contrast

Isaiah 9:4 promises God will break the oppressor's yoke — the opposite of the heavy yoke imposed in Isaiah 47:6.

Isaiah 54:8 Contrast

In Isaiah 54:8, God contrasts His momentary anger (as in 47:6) with everlasting love — turning from wrath to compassion.

Isaiah 21:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 21:2 foretells Babylon's fall, ending the sighing she caused — judgment for the oppression in Isaiah 47:6.

Isaiah 42:25 depicts the outpouring of God's burning anger in war — the result of the judgment mentioned here, but from Israel's perspective.

James 2:13 Allusion

James 2:13 directly echoes that judgment is without mercy to the merciless — exactly Babylon’s situation.

Lamentations 2:2 describes the Lord swallowing up Jacob without pity — the same merciless judgment, though here God acts directly.

Ezekiel 24:14 declares that the Lord will not spare or relent in judgment — echoing the irreversible severity of the punishment here.

2 Chronicles 28:9 describes God giving Judah into Israel's hand due to anger, and the captors' excessive rage — mirroring Babylon's lack of mercy.

In 2 Samuel 24:14, David prefers falling into God's merciful hand over man's — contrasting the mercyless hand of Babylon here.

Zechariah 1:15 explicitly says God was only a little angry but the nations made the disaster worse — directly matching Babylon's excessive harshness.

Matthew 7:2 Parallel

Matthew 7:2 states the measure-for-measure principle — Babylon’s mercilessness ensures they receive no mercy in judgment.

Deuteronomy 28:50 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:50 predicts a nation that shows no mercy to old or young — Babylon fulfills that curse on Israel.

Habakkuk 2:8 pronounces woe on Babylon for violence and plunder, directly matching the 'no mercy' charge in Isaiah 47:6.

Deuteronomy 28:48 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:48 describes a yoke of iron from enemies — the heavy yoke on the aged matches this curse fulfilled.

Jeremiah 51:36 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 51:36 has God pleading Israel's cause and taking vengeance on Babylon, directly answering Babylon's merciless treatment.

Jeremiah 51:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 51:24 declares God will repay Babylon for all the evil done in Zion, fulfilling the judgment implied in Isaiah 47:6.

Jeremiah 50:42 describes Babylon's attackers as ruthless and showing no mercy, directly echoing the charge against Babylon in Isaiah 47:6.

In Jeremiah 50:17, Israel is a scattered flock devoured by Babylon — directly referencing their harsh treatment.

Leviticus 25:43 prohibits ruling harshly over Israelites — Babylon’s heavy yoke directly violates God’s command.

Deuteronomy 29:25 Historical context

Deuteronomy 29:25 gives the reason for God's anger: covenant abandonment, which led to the exile described in Isaiah 47:6.

In Jeremiah 30:16, those who devour Israel will be devoured — divine retribution for Babylon's harsh treatment.

In Jeremiah 21:7, God gives Jerusalem into Nebuchadnezzar's hand with no pity — same 'no mercy' as Babylon's treatment in 47:6.

In 1 Chronicles 21:13, David prefers God's merciful hand over man's — opposite of God giving Israel into Babylon's merciless hand.

Psalm 79:1 Historical context

Psalm 79:1 laments the temple defiled and Jerusalem ruined — the result of God giving His people into Babylon's hand.

In Jeremiah 50:11, Babylon is condemned for rejoicing as plunderers of God's heritage — echoing their lack of mercy.

Lamentations 5:12 describes the humiliation of Jerusalem's leaders under Babylon, illustrating the harsh treatment condemned in Isaiah 47:6.

Joshua 9:25 Contrast

In Joshua 9:25, Gibeonites willingly submit — a contrast to Babylon's merciless oppression in Isaiah 47:6.

Obadiah 1:16 speaks of the cup of wrath all nations drink — Babylon’s judgment is part of this universal principle.

Obadiah 1:10 condemns Edom for violence against Jacob — a parallel judgment on another nation that mistreated God’s people.

Ezekiel 28:16 uses the same 'profaned' language for Tyre’s sin — both nations are judged for profaning what is holy.

Psalm 69:26 Parallel

Psalm 69:26 laments enemies persecuting those God has wounded — similar to Babylon's merciless treatment of God's judged people.

Lamentations 1:14 attributes Judah's captivity to their own sins, revealing why God allowed Babylon's oppression mentioned in Isaiah 47:6.

In Jeremiah 2:3, Israel is holy firstfruits; those who devour her incur guilt — explaining judgment on Babylon for their harshness.

Jeremiah 50:33 mentions the same oppressed Israel and Judah but promises a strong Redeemer, offering hope after the judgment.

In Jeremiah 50:7, Babylon claims innocence for devouring Israel — contrasting God's view that they showed no mercy.