Isaiah 1:19
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Cross-reference
Isaiah 55:7 defines the repentance needed for the willing obedience in 1:19 — forsaking sin to receive pardon.
Isaiah 55:1-3 echoes this promise of abundant provision for those who listen — eating what is good as a result of obedience.
Isaiah 58:14 promises feeding with the heritage of Jacob as a reward for obedience—strong thematic parallel to eating the good of the land.
In Isaiah 3:10, the righteous are promised well-being — a parallel to the blessing of obedience in Isaiah 1:19.
Matthew 21:28-32 illustrates the difference between saying yes and actually obeying — the very condition of willingness and obedience in 1:19.
Joel 2:26 promises eating in plenty after restoration — mirroring the abundance for obedience in 1:19.
Leviticus 26:3 expands on the blessing-for-obedience formula with specific agricultural rewards, directly paralleling the promise of eating the good of the land.
Jeremiah 21:8 presents the way of life and death—a direct parallel to the two-way choice in Isaiah 1:19-20.
Ezra 9:12 directly reuses the phrase 'eat the good of the land' as a reward for obedience, paralleling the conditional blessing here.
2 Chronicles 33:8 echoes the same conditional promise—obedience secures the land—as Isaiah 1:19's 'eat the good of the land'.
2 Kings 21:8 promises continued possession of the land for obedience, directly paralleling the 'eat the good of the land' promise here.
2 Kings 18:12 records the consequence of disobedience (exile), contrasting with the blessing promised here for obedience.
Deuteronomy 28:1 is the foundational blessing covenant—obedience brings exaltation—directly echoing the conditional promise of eating the good of the land.
Deuteronomy 15:5 ties obedience to economic prosperity (no poor among you), similar to 'eating the good of the land'—both link obedience to material blessing.
Deuteronomy 11:27 explicitly states the blessing condition—obedience brings blessing—matching the 'if willing and obedient' promise here.
Exodus 19:5 uses the same condition-obedience formula: if you obey, you become God's treasured possession, echoing the promise of eating the good of the land.
In Zechariah 7:11, the people's stubborn refusal mirrors the opposite of the willing obedience promised here, showing the behavior that leads to judgment.
Jeremiah 3:12-14 calls faithless Israel to return with a promise of mercy and restoration — parallel to the conditional blessing of 1:19.
Jeremiah 26:13 urges obedience to avert disaster—parallel conditional promise, but with relenting rather than eating good.
Jeremiah 31:18-20 shows Ephraim's repentant heart — the kind of turning that leads to the blessing promised in 1:19.
Hosea 14:1-4 calls Israel to return with a promise of healing and love — a parallel condition for blessing as in 1:19.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 links disobedience to divine vengeance, contrasting the blessing promised here for willing obedience.
Hebrews 5:9 makes obedience the condition for eternal salvation through Christ — a NT echo of the same principle in 1:19.
Deuteronomy 4:30 describes returning to obedience after tribulation—a different context but still links obedience to God's favor, as here.