Jeremiah 46:8
Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 47:2 uses the same rising waters image for Babylon's invasion — here Egypt boasts of rising, but Babylon will come.
Exodus 15:10 recalls God drowning Egypt in the sea — a direct reversal of Egypt's boast to rise and cover the earth.
In Isaiah 10:13-16, Assyria's arrogant boast parallels Egypt's — both nations God will humble.
Isaiah 37:24-26 records Sennacherib's pride against God — similar to Egypt's boast here, both face divine judgment.
Ezekiel 29:3 also addresses Pharaoh's pride in the Nile, reinforcing Egypt's self-exaltation here.
Psalm 124:4 uses flood as metaphor for enemy attack — here Egypt is that enemy, boasting of sweeping over cities.
Isaiah 8:7 uses the same flood imagery for Assyria invading — here Egypt boasts of being that flood.
Ezekiel 32:2 compares Egypt to a dragon that troubles waters, a similar image of Egypt's destructive power.
Amos 8:8 uses the same Nile-rise simile for the land trembling under judgment, echoing Egypt's boast here.