Isaiah 8:4

For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 7:16 Parallel

Isaiah 7:16 gives the parallel prophecy of the child Immanuel, using the same time marker of knowing good and evil to predict the fall of both kings.

Isaiah 10:6–14 Historical context

Isaiah 10:6-14 describes the Assyrian king as God's rod executing judgment and becoming proud—develops the agent of the judgment prophesied here.

Isaiah 17:3 Parallel

Isaiah 17:3 directly predicts the same event: the end of Damascus and Ephraim—reinforcing the certainty of the fall.

Isaiah 7:4 Parallel

Isaiah 7:4 calls Rezin and Pekah 'smoldering stumps'—the same enemies whose wealth 8:4 predicts will be taken.

Isaiah 10:5 Parallel

Isaiah 10:5 identifies Assyria as God's rod—the same instrument used to plunder Damascus and Samaria in 8:4.

Isaiah 17:1 Parallel

Isaiah 17:1 prophesies Damascus becoming ruins—the same destruction as the plundered wealth of Damascus in 8:4.

Isaiah 7:8 Parallel

Isaiah 7:8 gives a longer timeline for Ephraim's end, while 8:4 predicts immediate plunder of Samaria.

Isaiah 9:11 Parallel

Isaiah 9:11 says the LORD stirs up adversaries against Israel—the Assyrians who carry off Samaria's spoil.

2 Kings 15:29 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 15:29 records the historical fulfillment: Tiglath-pileser captures northern Israel, matching the spoil of Samaria here.

2 Kings 16:9 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 16:9 records the fall of Damascus to Assyria, directly fulfilling the prophecy about Damascus' riches being taken.

2 Kings 17:6 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 17:6 records the historical fall of Samaria and deportation to Assyria, fulfilling the prophecy of spoil carried away.

2 Kings 18:11 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 18:11 similarly recounts the exile of Israel to Assyria, the fulfillment of the plunder foretold in 8:4.