Isaiah 5:26
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
Cross-reference
Isaiah 7:18 shares the unique verb 'whistle' to summon distant nations (Egypt and Assyria), mirroring the same divine signal here.
Isaiah 11:10 uses the same 'signal' (nes) for nations, but as a gathering point for salvation rather than judgment.
In Isaiah 18:3, the same banner imagery appears—a signal raised for all the world to see, echoing the summons of distant nations here.
Isaiah 10:3 asks what you will do in the day of visitation from afar, echoing the coming judgment from afar in Isaiah 5:26.
Isaiah 13:2 uses the same banner-raising imagery to summon nations for judgment, a parallel to the banner in Isaiah 5:26.
Isaiah 17:12 describes the roar of many nations invading, a parallel to the summoned nations in Isaiah 5:26 but focusing on noise.
Deuteronomy 28:49 describes a distant, swift nation brought for judgment—virtually identical to the scenario here, a covenant curse fulfilled.
In Jeremiah 4:13, the invading army comes swiftly like clouds and eagles, echoing the swift nations summoned in Isaiah 5:26.
Jeremiah 5:15 repeats the same prophecy: a distant, unintelligible nation brought against Israel, directly reinforcing the judgment announced here.
Habakkuk 1:8 depicts horses swifter than leopards coming from afar, directly paralleling the swift nations from afar in Isaiah 5:26.
Joel 2:7 describes the invading army running like mighty men, matching the swift, orderly advance of nations summoned in Isaiah 5:26.
Jeremiah 51:27 uses the same banner-and-trumpet call to assemble nations for battle, directly paralleling the summons of distant peoples here.
Lamentations 4:19 laments pursuers swifter than eagles, reflecting the swift judgment promised in Isaiah 5:26.
Zechariah 14:2 describes God gathering all nations against Jerusalem, an eschatological parallel to the historical summons in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 25:9 identifies the summoned nation as Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar, making concrete the vague reference in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 6:23 echoes the same swift, ruthless invader from the north summoned by God to judge His people.
2 Chronicles 33:11 records God bringing Assyria against Judah, a historical instance of the foreign judgment summoned in Isaiah 5:26.
Zechariah 10:8 uses the same 'whistle' verb but for gathering God's redeemed flock—a contrasting purpose to the judgment summons here.