Psalm 58:9

Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

Cross-references

Psalm 73:18-20 describes the wicked being swept away in a moment — a very close parallel to the sweeping away here.

Psalm 73:19 Parallel

Psalm 73:19 says the wicked are 'swept away utterly in a moment' — nearly identical imagery.

Psalm 83:15 Parallel

Psalm 83:15 asks God to pursue with tempest — a parallel storm imagery of judgment.

Numbers 16:30 Historical context

Numbers 16:30 records the ground swallowing Korah's rebels alive — a historical example of sudden divine judgment, paralleling the swift removal in Psalm 58:9.

Proverbs 10:25 says when the tempest passes, the wicked is no more — a direct parallel to the sweeping away of the wicked in Psalm 58:9.

Ecclesiastes 7:6 directly compares the crackling of thorns under a pot to folly — the same image used here for sudden judgment.

Isaiah 17:13 shows nations fleeing like chaff before the wind — a vivid image of sudden scattering, just as the wicked are swept away in Psalm 58:9.

Isaiah 40:24 says the wicked are carried off like stubble by a tempest — nearly identical to the sudden sweeping away in Psalm 58:9.

Jeremiah 23:19 describes a whirling tempest bursting on the wicked — a storm of judgment that matches the sudden destruction in Psalm 58:9.

Job 27:21 Parallel

Job 27:21 uses the same 'sweeps him out' language — a direct parallel to the sweeping away here.

Proverbs 1:27 depicts calamity coming like a whirlwind — a sudden storm that sweeps away the wicked, matching the abrupt judgment in Psalm 58:9.

Jeremiah 30:23 describes a storm bursting on the wicked — parallel storm judgment imagery.

Job 24:19 Parallel

In Job 24:19, Sheol snatches sinners like drought takes snow — a parallel image of sudden removal.

Proverbs 14:32 states the wicked is overthrown through his evil — a sudden downfall similar to the swift removal pictured in Psalm 58:9.

Isaiah 57:13 says wind will carry off idols — similar sweeping imagery applied to false gods.

Zechariah 7:14 says God scattered with a whirlwind — a parallel of sudden dispersal.