Isaiah 49:17
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 49:19 continues the same thought: the land becomes too small for inhabitants and enemies flee — a direct sequel to verse 17.
Isaiah 51:18 laments Jerusalem's children with no one to guide them — contrasting with 49:17 where children hasten to rebuild and enemies leave.
Isaiah 51:13 rebukes fearing the oppressor who 'sets himself to destroy' — the same enemy that Isaiah 49:17 promises will depart.
Isaiah 51:23 describes tormentors being punished — the same reversal where enemies of Israel are humbled, as in Isaiah 49:17's departure of destroyers.
Isaiah 62:5 uses the same 'your sons' imagery but shifts to a marriage metaphor — the children become bridegrooms of the land, echoing restoration.
Ezra 1:5 records the actual return of exiles — the 'children hastening' from Isaiah 49:17 fulfilled as God stirs the people to rebuild.
Ezekiel 28:24 promises removal of oppressive neighbors — matching the departure of 'destroyers' promised in Isaiah 49:17.
Nehemiah 2:17 calls to rebuild the ruined walls — the same restoration project that the 'children' in Isaiah 49:17 come to accomplish.