Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 21:5 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Isaiah 21:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 21 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.”
Isaiah 21:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 21:5
'Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.' This describes Babylon's complacency at the moment of conquest—feasting while watchmen stand guard, leaders eating and drinking, warriors preparing for eventual battle ('anoint the shield'—oil for leather preservation). Yet this preparation proves futile. This references the historical event recorded in Daniel 5: Belshazzar's feast, drinking from Jerusalem temple vessels while Persian army entered the city. The imagery captures false security—doing all 'normal' defensive things while judgment ar...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 21:5
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“I will make their feast”
“to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Yahweh”
“her governors and her deputies”
“and drank wine before the thousand.”
“joy and gladness”
“to Cyrus”
“I will stir up the Medes against them”
“blow the trumpet among the nations”
“what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised”
“that they may go into the gates of the nobles.”