Isaiah 5:14

Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

Cross-references

Isaiah 14:9 Parallel

Isaiah 14:9 personifies Sheol stirred to meet the fallen king, reinforcing the image of Sheol actively receiving the dead.

Isaiah 10:3 Parallel

Isaiah 10:3 asks where wealth will be left on judgment day, paralleling the descent of the proud into Sheol.

Isaiah 30:33 describes a deep, wide pyre prepared — similar to Sheol's opened mouth — both emphasize judgment's vastness.

In Numbers 16:30-34, the earth opens its mouth to swallow rebels, paralleling Sheol's open mouth swallowing the proud here.

In Acts 12:21-23, Herod accepts divine glory and is struck dead—a concrete case of the pride that Sheol swallows in Isaiah 5:14.

In Luke 16:20-23, the rich man dies and is tormented in Hades, illustrating the descent of the proud and wealthy into Sheol.

Psalm 49:14 Parallel

Psalm 49:14 states the wicked are appointed for Sheol, directly echoing the fate of the multitude in Isaiah 5:14.

Luke 12:20 Parallel

In Luke 12:20, the rich fool's soul is required that night—a direct example of Sheol opening its mouth for the self-satisfied.

Psalm 55:15 Allusion

Psalm 55:15 prays that enemies go down to Sheol alive, directly echoing the image of Sheol devouring the wicked.

Proverbs 27:20 asserts Sheol is never satisfied, exactly matching the enlarged appetite in Isaiah 5:14 — a wisdom proverb applied to judgment.

Ezekiel 32:18-30 lists nations descending into the pit, expanding the Sheol imagery from Jerusalem's judgment to all proud nations.

In Daniel 5:3-6, Belshazzar's feast is interrupted by divine handwriting — a feast of jubilant met with judgment.

Daniel 5:30 Parallel

Daniel 5:30 narrates the king's death that same night — a direct fulfillment of the jubilant entering Sheol.

Habakkuk 2:5 compares the greedy to Sheol's insatiable appetite, directly alluding to the same imagery as Isaiah 5:14.

In Numbers 16:32, the earth opens and swallows Korah's household—the same imagery of divine judgment by opening the ground that Sheol represents.

Luke 10:15 Parallel

Luke 10:15 pronounces Capernaum brought down to Hades, directly mirroring the descent of the proud into Sheol.

Psalm 9:17 Parallel

In Psalm 9:17, the wicked return to Sheol—a nearly identical statement reinforcing the fate of the proud in Isaiah 5:14.

Psalm 16:10 Contrast

In Psalm 16:10, David trusts that God will not abandon his soul to Sheol—contrasting the wicked's descent with the righteous hope.

Matthew 7:13 uses a wide gate leading to destruction, paralleling Sheol's wide mouth — both emphasize the many who enter.

Proverbs 1:12 uses the same 'swallow like Sheol' imagery for wicked luring victims, though the context is different.

Luke 12:19 Parallel

In Luke 12:19, the rich fool's complacent self-indulgence mirrors the pride that Isaiah 5:14 says will be swallowed by Sheol.

Psalm 49:17 Parallel

Psalm 49:17 reinforces that earthly glory cannot be taken into death, echoing the futility of the pomp that Sheol swallows.

Revelation 20:13 shows Hades giving up its dead, contrasting with Sheol swallowing — yet both involve the realm of the dead.