Isaiah 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 1:26 promises restored judges and counselors—a parallel promise of righteous leadership matching the peace and righteousness in Isaiah 60:17.
Isaiah 32:1 foretells a king and princes ruling in righteousness—directly parallel to the righteous overseers and peace in Isaiah 60:17.
Isaiah 2:4 portrays nations beating swords into plowshares—a parallel vision of eschatological peace matching the peace in Isaiah 60:17.
In Isaiah 61:6, the same restored Zion receives priestly status and enjoys the wealth of nations, complementing the material and social transformation here.
In 30:26, light increases sevenfold as a sign of restoration; both passages use escalation imagery for God's blessing.
Isaiah 32:2 describes the protective character of righteous rulers—echoing the peace and righteousness from Isaiah 60:17 in a different image.
2 Chronicles 1:15 describes silver and gold as common as stone—paralleling the abundance of precious metals promised in Isaiah 60:17.
Psalm 147:14 promises peace and finest wheat—directly paralleling the peace and implied prosperity in Isaiah 60:17.
Revelation 21:21 describes the New Jerusalem's streets of gold and gates of pearl, realizing the precious materials that replace base metals here.
1 Kings 6:30 shows gold used in Solomon's temple floor—a historical parallel to the promise of gold replacing bronze in Isaiah 60:17.
1 Kings 10:21-27 describes Solomon's abundant gold and silver, offering a historical picture of wealth that this prophecy amplifies with replacement of materials.
Micah 4:3 depicts a future where nations beat swords into plowshares, a broader peace that complements the peace given to Zion's overseers here.
Ezekiel 45:8 promises princes will stop oppressing God's people, echoing the replacement of oppressive taskmasters with righteous overseers here.
Haggai 2:8 declares that all silver and gold belong to the Lord, reinforcing that the precious metals replacing base ones here come from His treasury.
In Zechariah 12:8, the weak become like David — a transformation metaphor similar to replacing base metals with precious ones.