Isaiah 51:23

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 49:26 describes oppressors drunk with their own blood — the same judgment they receive as the cup of wrath in Isaiah 51:23.

Isaiah 49:25 promises rescue from captors and God contending with oppressors — the same deliverance theme as the cup transferred to tormentors.

Isaiah 54:11 addresses the same afflicted city but promises restoration after the torment described.

Isaiah 52:5 Related theme

Isaiah 52:5 describes rulers mocking God's people—the same contempt shown in the 'bow down' demand.

Isaiah 52:2 Parallel

Isaiah 52:2 calls Zion to rise from the dust—the very position of being walked on is reversed.

Isaiah 42:22 depicts Israel as plundered and trapped—the same oppressed state portrayed here.

Isaiah 49:17 promises that destroyers will depart—a reversal of the oppressors walking over you in this verse.

Isaiah 14:4 Contrast

Isaiah 14:4 taunts the oppressor's downfall — connecting the same term 'oppressor' to eventual judgment, contrasting active oppression with its end.

Revelation 11:2 describes nations trampling the holy city — directly echoing the oppressors who walk over God's people in Isaiah.

Zechariah 12:2 uses the same 'cup of staggering' phrase, now with Jerusalem causing nations to stagger — a different application of the same image.

Jeremiah 25:17-29 depicts giving the cup of God's wrath to nations — directly parallel to putting the cup into tormentors' hands.

Joshua 10:24 shows Joshua's commanders placing feet on enemies' necks — the same imagery of subjugation that Isaiah's oppressors used, now reversed.

Psalm 129:3 Parallel

Psalm 129:3 says 'plowers plowed upon my back' — a strong parallel to being trodden on, oppressors working upon the afflicted.

Psalm 66:12 Parallel

Psalm 66:12 recounts 'men rode over our heads' — a vivid parallel to being walked over, though with deliverance added.

Psalm 44:25 Parallel

Psalm 44:25 says 'our soul is bowed down to the dust' — mirroring the forced bowing and being laid as ground.

Jeremiah 50:33 Related theme

Jeremiah 50:33 echoes the oppression of Israel and Judah by captors—parallel to the tormentors here.

Jeremiah 51:24 declares God will repay Babylon for wrongs in Zion—the same retribution promised.

Lamentations 1:21 Related theme

Lamentations 1:21 prays for enemies to suffer as she did—the very justice God promises here.

Lamentations 3:34 speaks of crushing prisoners underfoot—the same violent imagery as walking over the back.

Micah 7:10 Parallel

Micah 7:10 describes the enemy being trampled like mire, echoing the reversal of humiliation in Isaiah 51:23.

Leviticus 26:13 promises God breaks the yoke so His people walk upright — the opposite of the forced bowing in Isaiah, showing deliverance.

Proverbs 21:18 says the wicked is a ransom for the righteous — similar substitution of punishment as the cup given to tormentors.

Proverbs 11:8 states the principle that the righteous escape trouble while the wicked step into it — matching the transfer of the cup.

Romans 11:10 quotes 'bend their backs' as a curse, paralleling the humbling posture but in a different context.

Zephaniah 3:19 promises God will deal with oppressors and turn shame into praise, complementing the deliverance theme.