Isaiah 1:3

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 44:18, their eyes are shut and hearts cannot understand, directly reinforcing the failure to know God.

In Isaiah 27:11, Israel is a people without discernment, mirroring the lack of understanding in Isaiah 1:3.

Isaiah 5:12 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:12, Israel enjoys feasts but does not regard the works of the LORD — echoing the ignorance of Isaiah 1:3.

Isaiah 42:20 accuses Israel of seeing but not observing, hearing but not listening—a similar indictment of spiritual dullness.

Isaiah 5:13 Related theme

Isaiah 5:13 directly says exile comes from lack of knowledge, reinforcing the same accusation against God's people.

In Deuteronomy 32:28, Israel is a nation void of counsel and without understanding, matching the charge in Isaiah 1:3.

In Jeremiah 10:21, the shepherds are stupid and do not inquire of the LORD, extending the ignorance to leaders.

In Jeremiah 9:3-6, the people refuse to know God, living in deceit — the same ignorance and rebellion.

In Jeremiah 8:7, the same contrast: animals know their seasons, but God's people do not know His rules.

In Jeremiah 4:22, God says His people are foolish, do not know Him, and have no understanding — a direct parallel.

Psalm 94:8 Parallel

In Psalm 94:8, the psalmist calls the dull and foolish to understand, echoing Israel's senselessness.

In Deuteronomy 32:29, the wish that they were wise enough to understand highlights their actual lack of understanding.

Jeremiah 35:16 contrasts obedient Rechabites with disobedient Israel, much like Isaiah contrasts animals that know with Israel that does not.

Hosea 4:6 Parallel

In Hosea 4:6, lack of knowledge leads to destruction and rejection — the same spiritual ignorance that Israel displays here.

Jeremiah 2:13 describes Israel forsaking God the fountain, the root of their ignorance in Isaiah 1:3.

Job 39:9 Contrast

Job 39:9 asks if the wild ox will serve at the crib — contrasting with the domestic ox that knows its master's crib in Isaiah.

Job 12:7 Parallel

Job 12:7 says even beasts can teach — highlighting the same irony that animals understand what people don't.

Psalm 73:22 Parallel

In Psalm 73:22, the psalmist admits being brutish and beast-like, mirroring Isaiah's charge that Israel is more senseless than animals.

Deuteronomy 4:39 commands Israel to know the Lord, contrasting with Isaiah's lament that they do not know.

Hosea 2:8 Parallel

Hosea 2:13 says Israel forgot God, paralleling the 'does not know' charge. Both highlight spiritual amnesia.

Hosea 7:2 Parallel

In Hosea 7:2, Israel does not consider that God remembers their evil — mirroring their failure to know their Master here.

Hebrews 3:1 Contrast

In Hebrews 3:1, believers are urged to 'consider Jesus' — the opposite of Israel's failure to consider their Master.

Proverbs 6:6 also uses an animal (the ant) to teach a lesson — a similar rhetorical strategy of contrasting animal behavior with human folly.