Isaiah 63:18

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 64:11 explicitly details the temple burned with fire, giving graphic reality to the trampling in 63:18.

Isaiah 64:12 asks why God remains silent, adding the plea that follows the complaint of the trampled sanctuary.

Isaiah 62:12 promises a future where God's people are called holy and not forsaken — contrasting with the lament in 63:18 that the sanctuary is trampled.

Revelation 11:2 uses the same 'trample' imagery for Gentiles over the holy city, extending the prophecy of sanctuary desecration.

In Matthew 24:2, Jesus directly predicts the temple's destruction, echoing the trampling lamented here — both describe the sanctuary's fall.

Psalm 74:3-7 vividly depicts enemies ravaging the sanctuary, directly paralleling the trampling in Isaiah 63:18.

Lamentations 1:10 describes enemies entering the sanctuary, the same desecration lamented in Isaiah 63:18.

Jeremiah 12:10 uses the same 'trampled' and 'portion' imagery for God's vineyard being destroyed by shepherds.

Luke 21:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 21:24 prophesies Jerusalem trodden down by Gentiles, using the same verb to describe the fulfillment of this OT lament.

Daniel 8:13 Allusion

Daniel 8:13 uses the exact phrase 'sanctuary trodden under foot,' directly echoing this verse's lament about the sanctuary being trampled.

Lamentations 2:6 depicts God destroying His tabernacle and place of assembly — directly parallel to the sanctuary being trampled.

Lamentations 1:5 Historical context

Lamentations 1:5 describes Jerusalem's fall and enemies prospering due to sin — the same tragedy as the trampled sanctuary.

Deuteronomy 30:18 warns of perishing from the land for disobedience — the fulfillment of that curse is seen in the sanctuary's trampling.

1 Peter 2:9 Allusion

1 Peter 2:9 applies the holy nation language to the church, contrasting the physical temple's loss with the spiritual people's identity.

Exodus 19:4-6 establishes Israel's calling as a holy nation to possess God's sanctuary, contrasting with the trampling in Isaiah 63:18.

In Genesis 13:15, God promises the land forever to Abraham — a stark contrast to the temporary possession lamented here.

Lamentations 5:2 laments that Israel's inheritance is given to strangers, mirroring the same loss of holy possession as the trampled sanctuary here.

Deuteronomy 26:19 promises Israel high praise and glory, contrasting with the humiliation of the trampled sanctuary.

Deuteronomy 7:6 declares Israel a treasured holy people, amplifying the tragedy of the sanctuary's desecration.

Deuteronomy 4:20 declares Israel God's inheritance from Egypt — the same holy people now losing their sanctuary here.