Isaiah 5:25

Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 14:27, the rhetorical question 'who will turn it back?' directly echoes the refrain 'his hand is stretched out still'.

In Isaiah 14:26, the same 'hand stretched out' phrase refers to God's judgment over all nations, expanding the scope.

Isaiah 10:4 Parallel

Isaiah 10:4 concludes the refrain cycle with the same phrase, emphasizing ongoing judgment.

Isaiah 9:12 Parallel

Isaiah 9:12 repeats the exact refrain 'his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised' from Isaiah 5:25.

Isaiah 9:13 Parallel

In Isaiah 9:13, the people still do not turn to God after being struck, explaining why the refrain's anger continues.

Isaiah 9:21 Parallel

Isaiah 9:21 again ends with the same refrain after internal strife among the tribes.

Habakkuk 3:10 describes mountains writhing at God's march, reinforcing the pattern of creation responding to divine judgment.

Nahum 1:5 Parallel

Nahum 1:5 explicitly says mountains quake and hills melt at God's presence, a direct thematic match to this verse.

Micah 1:4 Parallel

Micah 1:4 portrays mountains melting at God's coming in judgment, strongly parallel to the quaking mountains here.

Hosea 14:4 Contrast

Hosea 14:4 promises God's anger has turned away, offering hope that contrasts with the refrain's 'anger not turned away'.

In Lamentations 2:1-3, God's anger burns like fire and destroys, matching the imagery of mountains quaking and corpses in streets.

Jeremiah 4:24 also describes mountains quaking during Judah's judgment, a close parallel to Isaiah's imagery of divine wrath.

In Psalm 106:40, the identical phrase 'the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people' reinforces the theme of divine judgment.

Psalm 78:38 Contrast

Psalm 78:38 says God restrained his anger and forgave, directly contrasting the unrelenting anger in Isaiah's refrain.

In 2 Kings 22:13-17, the wrath kindled and not quenched parallels the refrain 'his anger is not turned away' in Isaiah.

In 2 Kings 13:3, the exact phrase 'anger of the LORD was kindled' occurs in a historical account of Israel's defeat by enemies.

In Deuteronomy 32:19-22, the same imagery of God's anger kindled and fire consuming mountains appears as the foundational warning against idolatry.

In Deuteronomy 31:17, God says 'My anger will burn against them'—the same language of burning anger that leads to the judgment here.

Jeremiah 4:8 echoes the refrain 'his anger has not turned away' from Isaiah 5:25 — the same theme of unrelenting divine wrath.

Jeremiah 6:12 uses the identical phrase 'stretch out my hand' against the inhabitants, continuing the same judgment imagery.

Jeremiah 21:5 uses 'outstretched hand' in the same context of God fighting against His people in anger.

Ezekiel 6:14 repeats 'stretch out my hand' to make the land desolate, mirroring the same gesture of judgment.

Ezekiel 16:27 says 'I stretched out my hand against you' to reduce Jerusalem's portion, directly echoing the hand-stretching judgment.

In 2 Chronicles 36:16, the wrath of the LORD rises against his people until no remedy, echoing the escalating judgment here.

Leviticus 26:14–46 Historical context

Leviticus 26:14-46 presents the covenant curses for disobedience, providing the legal framework for the judgment Isaiah describes.

Psalm 138:7 Contrast

Psalm 138:7 uses 'stretch out your hand' for deliverance from enemies — the opposite of God's hand stretched in judgment here.

Ezekiel 14:9 uses 'stretch out my hand' against a false prophet, applying the same judgment phrase to a specific case.

Daniel 9:16 Historical context

Daniel 9:16 is a prayer asking God to turn away his anger from Jerusalem, a later plea against the judgment Isaiah announced.