Zechariah 1:15

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

Cross-reference

Zechariah 1:11 Historical context

Zechariah 1:11 shows the earth at rest and peace, explaining the 'ease' that provokes God's anger in verse 15.

Zechariah 1:2 recalls the LORD's anger against Israel's ancestors, contrasting with His current anger against the nations at ease.

Zechariah 2:8 directly identifies the nations that plundered Israel as touching God's 'apple of his eye' — the same nations God is angry with in Zechariah 1:15.

Jeremiah 51:34 describes Babylon devouring Israel like a monster — imagery of excessive destruction.

Revelation 18:8 announces sudden judgment on Babylon, fulfilling the pattern of God's anger against complacent nations in Zechariah 1:15.

Revelation 18:7 depicts Babylon's arrogant self-assurance, mirroring the 'at ease' attitude that angers God in Zechariah 1:15.

Obadiah 1:10-16 indicts Edom for violence and gloating against Judah on its day of disaster – the exact behavior that provoked God's anger in Zechariah 1:15.

Amos 1:3-13 lists multiple nations (Syria, Philistia, Tyre, Edom, Ammon) who committed atrocities against Israel – prime examples of the 'furthering disaster' Zechariah 1:15 condemns.

Ezekiel 36:5 singles out Edom for seizing Israel's land with contempt – a clear instance of nations 'furthering the disaster' by taking advantage.

Ezekiel 36:4 describes how the nations turned Israel's cities into a prey and derision – the very treatment that stirred God's anger in Zechariah 1:15.

Ezekiel 26:2 shows Tyre gloating over Jerusalem's fall and planning to profit – exactly the kind of exploitation that angered God in Zechariah 1:15.

Ezekiel 25:12-17 condemns Edom for taking revenge on Judah – a specific example of nations 'furthering the disaster' that provoked God's anger in Zechariah 1:15.

Ezekiel 25:3 condemns Ammonites for gloating over the sanctuary's desolation — another form of furthering the disaster.

Jeremiah 51:35 calls for justice against Babylon's violence — echoing the cry against those who furthered disaster.

Jeremiah 51:24 promises repayment for Babylon's evil in Zion — the consequence of overstepping.

Isaiah 47:6 Parallel

Isaiah 47:6 says Babylon showed no mercy when God gave Israel into their hand — excessive severity.

Psalm 69:26 Parallel

Psalm 69:26 depicts enemies persecuting those God has already struck — exactly the overstepping condemned here.

Psalm 83:2-5 shows nations conspiring to wipe out Israel entirely, going far beyond God's disciplinary intent.

Psalm 137:7 Parallel

Psalm 137:7 records Edom urging total destruction of Jerusalem — a clear example of furthering the disaster.

Isaiah 10:5-7 explicitly says Assyria intended to destroy, not just discipline — the precise overreach God judges here.

Isaiah 47:7-9 condemns Babylon's complacency and false security, echoing the same 'at ease' attitude God judges in Zechariah 1:15.

Isaiah 54:8 Allusion

Isaiah 54:8 describes God's momentary anger and lasting compassion, explaining the 'little anger' that the nations exploited in Zechariah 1:15.

Jeremiah 48:11-13 describes Moab's undisturbed ease and coming judgment, paralleling the nations at ease in Zechariah 1:15.

Jeremiah 2:3 states that those who devour Israel incur guilt and disaster, directly paralleling God's anger at nations that furthered the disaster.

Jeremiah 10:25 prays for God's wrath on nations that devoured Jacob, reinforcing that God is angry with them for their excessive destruction.

Jeremiah 50:33 depicts Israel oppressed and held captive, the very situation that provokes God's anger against the nations.

Isaiah 40:2 Parallel

Isaiah 40:2 declares Israel's punishment complete and comfort due, complementing God's anger now turning on the nations who overdid it.

Jeremiah 12:14 says God will pluck up the evil neighbors who harmed Israel, matching God's anger at nations that furthered the disaster.

2 Chronicles 28:9 rebukes Israel for excessive anger in punishing Judah — directly parallel to the nations here who 'further the disaster'.

Psalm 79:7 Parallel

Psalm 79:7 laments that nations devoured Jacob — directly parallels the over-punishment of Israel that angers God here.

Jeremiah 50:7 records enemies claiming innocence for devouring Israel—God's anger in Zechariah shows their guilt for overstepping.

Obadiah 1:13 condemns Edom for gloating over Judah's disaster — a specific case of nations 'furthering the disaster' that Zechariah 1:15 describes.

Amos 6:1 Parallel

Amos 6:1 warns Israel against being at ease—a parallel warning, but directed at God's own people rather than the nations.

Habakkuk 2:8 pronounces woe on Babylon for plundering nations — illustrating the divine anger against those who overstep in judgment, as in Zechariah 1:15.