2 Kings 14:26

For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

Cross-reference

In 2 Kings 13:4, the Lord saw the oppression of Israel and raised a deliverer — a parallel to His mercy here.

2 Kings 9:8 Contrast

2 Kings 9:8 similarly threatens to cut off all males from Ahab using 'bond or free', opposite to God seeing their bitter affliction without helper.

Exodus 3:7 Parallel

Exodus 3:7 records God seeing Israel's affliction in Egypt — the same compassionate divine sight repeated here.

Deuteronomy 32:36 shares the exact phrase 'none remaining, bond or free' and describes God's compassion when power is gone, directly paralleling this verse.

Judges 10:16 says God was grieved over Israel's misery — a parallel to His compassionate awareness here.

In 1 Kings 14:10, the same 'bond or free' formula is used for judgment on Jeroboam's house, contrasting God's compassion here with His wrath.

1 Kings 21:21 uses 'bond or free' for judgment on Ahab, contrasting God's compassionate sight of affliction with His previous threats of cutting off.

Psalm 106:43-45 echoes God's compassion on Israel's distress despite rebellion, reinforcing His pity seen here.

Isaiah 63:9 Parallel

Isaiah 63:9 expands on God's empathy—He was afflicted with them and redeemed in love, mirroring His seeing their bitterness.

Psalm 106:44 directly states God looked upon their distress, echoing that He saw their affliction here—a clear parallel of divine attention.

Lamentations 1:9 cries 'no comforter' and 'behold my affliction,' matching 'no helper' and God seeing bitterness—a parallel of desolation.