Isaiah 47:9
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 47:12 mocks Babylon's sorceries — showing they cannot save from the judgment already decreed.
Isaiah 47:13 challenges astrologers to save Babylon — emphasizing the futility of the sorceries mentioned here.
Isaiah 14:22 cuts off Babylon's 'son and nephew' — directly fulfilling the loss of children threatened here.
Isaiah 51:19 speaks of double calamities coming — echoing the twin judgments of widowhood and loss of children in Isaiah 47:9.
Isaiah 13:15 prophesies the slaughter of Babylon's children — the same loss of children promised here in 47:9.
Isaiah 13:19 prophesies Babylon's overthrow — the same judgment of which Isaiah 47:9 details the specific calamities.
Isaiah 13:20-22 describes Babylon's permanent desolation — extending the judgment of widowhood and childlessness to total ruin.
Isaiah 14:23 sweeps Babylon with destruction — a further image of the desolation that follows the loss of children.
Isaiah 51:18 describes Jerusalem's loss of children — the same calamity of childlessness threatened against Babylon in Isaiah 47:9.
In Revelation 18:23, Babylon's fall is linked to its sorceries that deceived nations, directly echoing Isaiah's condemnation.
Ruth 1:20 shows Naomi lamenting the same double loss — the bitter experience of the calamities Babylon is warned about in Isaiah 47:9.
Revelation 18:21-23 cites Babylon's sorceries and complete end — directly echoing the enchantments and loss of all life here.
Luke 7:12 presents a widow who has lost her only son — the very scenario of widowhood and childlessness predicted for Babylon in Isaiah 47:9.
Luke 7:13 records Jesus' compassion on the widow — contrasting with the judgment of widowhood and childlessness announced in Isaiah 47:9.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:3, sudden destruction comes like childbirth — echoing the sudden loss of children and widowhood described here.
In Revelation 9:21, sorceries are listed among unrepentant sins, reinforcing the condemnation of sorcery seen in Isaiah.
In Revelation 18:8-10, Babylon's fall comes 'in one day' with plagues — a direct echo of the sudden destruction and judgment here.
In Revelation 21:8, sorcerers are among those condemned to the lake of fire, echoing the judgment on sorceries in Isaiah.
Ruth 1:5 records Naomi losing both husband and sons — exactly the two calamities (widowhood and childlessness) threatened Babylon in Isaiah 47:9.
Psalm 73:19 notes how suddenly the wicked are destroyed — matching the 'in a moment, on a single day' timing of Babylon's calamities in Isaiah 47:9.
Revelation 18:17 echoes Babylon's sudden destruction 'in one hour', paralleling the sudden loss here.
Jeremiah 51:8 prophesies Babylon's sudden fall — the same event of sudden destruction described here.
In Daniel 4:7, the sorcerers fail to interpret, reinforcing the futility of the enchantments for which Babylon is judged in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 51:29 declares Babylon a desolation without inhabitant — confirming the judgment here of childlessness.
Jeremiah 15:9 depicts a mother losing all her children in judgment — paralleling Babylon's sudden loss of children and widowhood.
Revelation 22:15 excludes sorcerers from the New Jerusalem — mirroring the judgment on Babylon's sorceries here.
Nahum 3:4 similarly condemns Nineveh for its witchcrafts, echoing the judgment on sorcery that Isaiah pronounces on Babylon.
In Daniel 5:7, Belshazzar's summons of sorcerers mirrors Babylon's reliance on enchantments, which Isaiah pronounces judgment for.
In Daniel 2:2, Babylon's king summons sorcerers, illustrating the reliance on enchantments that Isaiah condemns.
Lamentations 1:1 personifies Jerusalem as a widow — a similar fate to Babylon's widowhood here, though for a different city.
Jeremiah 51:62-64 symbolically sinks Babylon — reinforcing the irreversible destruction promised here.