Joel 3:4
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
Cross-reference
Joel 3:7 repeats the promise of returning payment on their heads, continuing the same judgment within the chapter.
2 Thessalonians 1:6 explicitly states God repays those who afflict believers, directly paralleling the repayment against Tyre and Philistia here.
Zechariah 9:2-8 also lists Tyre, Sidon, and Philistine cities in a judgment prophecy, echoing this oracle.
Amos 1:6-10 delivers parallel oracles of judgment against Tyre and Philistine cities, reinforcing the same divine retribution.
Isaiah 59:18 describes God repaying enemies according to their deeds, directly paralleling the swift repayment threatened against Tyre and Philistia.
Deuteronomy 32:35 declares 'vengeance is mine, I will repay,' a foundational principle echoed in Joel's promise of recompense.
Ezekiel 25:15-17 specifically judges the Philistines for their vengeful acts, parallel to Joel's warning against the same people.
Ezekiel 9:10 uses the same 'return their deeds on their heads' idiom, emphasizing divine retribution as in Joel.
Amos 1:9 pronounces punishment on Tyre for slave trading, reinforcing the theme of judgment on Tyre in Joel.
Ezekiel 28:21 specifically targets Sidon for judgment, directly aligning with Joel's mention of Sidon.
Ezekiel 26:2 denounces Tyre for gloating over Jerusalem, paralleling Joel's indictment of Tyre.
Ezekiel 25:15 condemns the Philistines for their vengeful acts, echoing Joel's judgment against Philistia.
Jeremiah 47:4 also pronounces judgment on Philistia, Tyre, and Sidon, reinforcing the same nations targeted in Joel.
Isaiah 65:6 declares God will repay into the bosom of sinners, using language nearly identical to 'return your payment on your head' here.
Isaiah 23:1 is an oracle of judgment against Tyre, the same city targeted in Joel's warning of swift repayment.
Isaiah 14:30 pronounces judgment on Philistia, promising destruction while the poor of Israel are safe, closely matching the threat against Philistia here.
Isaiah 34:8 speaks of the Lord's day of vengeance and recompense for Zion, a similar divine retribution theme.
2 Chronicles 28:18 records Philistine invasions of Judah — the same people Joel pronounces judgment on here.
Jeremiah 51:6 speaks of God's vengeance on Babylon as repayment, similar to the repayment threatened against Philistia here, though with a different target.