Isaiah 9:19

Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

Cross-references

Isaiah 9:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 9:5, burning and fuel of fire appear earlier in the same prophecy — the people become fuel for judgment.

Isaiah 3:5 Parallel

Isaiah 3:5 depicts mutual oppression and social inversion, reinforcing the same chaos where no one spares another.

In Jeremiah 13:16, darkness is a threat before judgment — stumbling on dark mountains, shadow of death, similar warning.

Ezekiel 9:5 Parallel

In Ezekiel 9:5, God commands executioners to spare no one, mirroring the same ruthless divine judgment where no man spares his brother.

Joel 2:2 Parallel

In Joel 2:2, the day of the LORD is thick darkness and gloom — directly parallel to the darkened land in judgment.

Amos 5:18 Parallel

In Amos 5:18, the day of the LORD is darkness, not light — echoes the same reversal of hope into judgment.

Micah 7:2 Parallel

Micah 7:2 describes men hunting each other with nets, a direct parallel to the brother-against-brother breakdown here.

Acts 2:20 Citation

In Acts 2:20, Peter quotes Joel: sun turned to darkness before the great day — same eschatological judgment imagery.

1 Samuel 14:20 shows Philistine soldiers fighting each other in confusion, a historical example of every man's sword against his fellow.

Zechariah 11:6 shows God delivering people into each other's hands, paralleling the brother-against-brother theme here.

In Matthew 27:45, darkness covers the land at the crucifixion — typological fulfillment of judgment on sin.

Micah 7:6 Parallel

Micah 7:6 specifies family betrayals (son vs father), expanding on the general societal collapse of sparing no brother.

Jeremiah 17:27 warns of devouring fire on Jerusalem, echoing the fire image of people as fuel for judgment.

In Ezekiel 30:18, similar imagery of darkness covers Egypt in judgment, echoing the darkened land here.