Jeremiah 50:35
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 50:27, this same judgment on Babylon is described as the day of punishment — the sword against officials leads to slaughter of bulls.
Jeremiah 50:30 specifies the result: her young men fall in the squares — the sword's work among her soldiers.
Jeremiah 50:25 depicts God opening his armory of wrath — the sword in verse 35 is one of those weapons against Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:57 echoes the same targets — 'officials and wise men' — showing the sword makes them drunk and sleep forever.
Jeremiah 51:47 parallels this sword judgment, describing punishment of Babylon's images and fall of her slain.
Jeremiah 8:9 similarly condemns wise men who reject God's word — here the same phrase applies to Babylon's wise men, showing God judges all false wisdom.
Jeremiah 10:7 declares no wise one among the nations compares to God — the sword against Babylon's wise men proves this.
In Jeremiah 51:39, the judgment on Babylon uses a different metaphor: a drunken feast leading to perpetual sleep — still God's sword at work.
Leviticus 26:25 establishes the sword as a covenant curse for disobedience — a pattern applied here to Babylon.
Daniel 5:30 records Belshazzar's death that very night — the direct fulfillment of the sword against Babylon's king.
Isaiah 41:25 reveals the agent of this sword: one from the north (Cyrus) who tramples rulers — fulfilling the judgment on Babylon.
Daniel 5:8 records the wise men's inability to interpret, demonstrating the failure of Babylon's wisdom before God's judgment.
Isaiah 47:13 directly addresses Babylon's astrologers and wise men, highlighting their inability to save—a close thematic parallel to the sword against them.
Isaiah 47:14 continues the judgment on Babylon's wise men, describing fire consuming them—consistent with the sword prophecy.
Daniel 5:7 shows Babylon's wise men summoned to interpret the writing, setting up their failure and subsequent judgment.
Isaiah 13:15 also prophesies the sword against Babylon, directly paralleling the judgment declared in Jeremiah.
Daniel 5:1 sets the historical scene for Babylon's fall — Belshazzar's feast — where the sword prophesied in Jeremiah 50:35 strikes that very night.
Isaiah 66:16 depicts God pleading with all flesh by sword — universalizing the judgment seen here on Babylon.
Isaiah 44:25 portrays God frustrating wise men and diviners, reinforcing the idea that human wisdom is powerless before Him.
Isaiah 19:11-13 similarly pronounces judgment on Egypt's wise counselors, echoing the theme of divine overthrow of human wisdom.
Hosea 11:6 speaks of the sword on cities due to their counsels — a similar principle of divine judgment.
Zechariah 11:17 pronounces sword on the idol shepherd — parallel to the sword on Babylon's princes and wise men.