Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 9:20, the judgment of devouring one's own flesh uses the same gruesome metaphor as God making oppressors eat themselves in Isaiah 49:26.
Isaiah 45:6 declares that people from east to west will know God alone — the same universal recognition that concludes this verse, 'all flesh shall know'.
Isaiah 1:24 declares God's vengeance on His foes, mirroring the judgment on oppressors in Isaiah 49:26 and identifying God as the Mighty One.
Isaiah 34:8 proclaims a day of vengeance for Zion's cause, directly aligning with the judgment on oppressors in Isaiah 49:26.
Isaiah 41:11 promises shame and destruction for those who oppose Israel, reinforcing the theme of judgment on oppressors.
Isaiah 47:4 directly calls God 'our Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel', echoing the same title from the main verse.
Isaiah 51:23 says God will give the cup of wrath to Israel's tormentors, paralleling the judgment on oppressors.
Isaiah 59:18 describes God repaying wrath to enemies, directly matching the theme of retribution in the main verse.
Isaiah 63:6 portrays God trampling nations and making them drunk in wrath, echoing the blood-drunk imagery.
Isaiah 51:20 depicts God's wrath on Israel themselves, contrasting with the judgment on enemies in the main verse.
Psalm 58:11 states people will say there is a God who judges on earth — matching the conclusion that all flesh knows God as Judge and Savior.
Revelation 16:6 directly mirrors this: God gives blood to drink to those who shed blood — poetic justice exactly like oppressors drinking their own blood.
Revelation 15:4 explicitly states all nations worship God because of His righteous acts, directly corresponding to 'all mankind will know' in Isaiah 49:26.
Psalm 83:18 prays that nations know God alone is the Most High — the same purpose of universal recognition of God's sovereignty through judgment.
Psalm 9:16 describes the wicked snared by their own hands — identical theme of self‑destructive judgment making God known.
Jeremiah 30:20 promises God will punish all oppressors of Israel—directly parallel to Isaiah's judgment on oppressors.
Ezekiel 5:10 describes cannibalism as judgment—strikingly parallel to 'eat their own flesh' in Isaiah.
Obadiah 1:16 uses the 'drink' metaphor for nations facing judgment—parallel to Isaiah's 'drunk on their own blood'.
Habakkuk 2:16 describes drinking the cup of God's wrath—strong parallel to the 'drunk on blood' judgment in Isaiah.
2 Thessalonians 1:6 echoes the theme of divine retribution against oppressors, as God repays trouble to those who trouble His people.
Revelation 16:19 uses the wine of God’s wrath imagery, closely paralleling the drunkenness metaphor in Isaiah 49:26.
In Ezekiel 39:7, God makes His name known among the nations through judgment, echoing the same purpose in Isaiah 49:26.
Jeremiah 51:36 declares God's vengeance on Babylon—a similar theme of punishing oppressors, though with different imagery.
Nahum 3:11 says Nineveh will become drunk as judgment—parallel to the drunkenness imagery in Isaiah.
Zephaniah 3:19 states God will deal with all oppressors of Israel—parallel theme, though without the graphic imagery.