Isaiah 17:8
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
Cross-references
Isaiah 2:8 uses identical language — 'work of their hands' and 'fingers have made' — to describe idolatry.
Isaiah 2:18-21 describes idols vanishing as people flee God’s terror, matching the cessation of altar worship here.
Isaiah 27:9 directly mentions crushing altars and removing Asherah poles and incense altars — identical imagery.
Isaiah 30:22 depicts defiling and discarding silver-covered idols, paralleling the rejection of handmade altars.
Isaiah 31:7 describes casting away idols 'made by your hands' — directly parallel to the altars and Asherim made by hands in Isaiah 17:8.
Isaiah 1:29 speaks of shame over sacred oaks and gardens, similar to rejecting Asherah poles — a parallel idolatry image.
Isaiah 44:15 depicts making an idol from wood — illustrating the folly of worshiping hand-made objects as in Isaiah 17:8.
Isaiah 10:20 speaks of the remnant relying on God instead of idols — the same turning from false trust that this verse describes.
Isaiah 31:1 condemns relying on Egypt instead of looking to God — a contrast with the future repentance here where they stop looking to altars.
Isaiah 44:19 mocks the failure to recognize an idol as a block of wood — mirroring the lack of discernment that leads to idolatry in Isaiah 17:8.
Isaiah 44:20 describes the deluded heart that cannot see the lie of idolatry — similar to the blindness from which one turns in Isaiah 17:8.
In Hosea 10:2, God breaks down altars because of false hearts — directly echoing the judgment on idolatrous altars here.
In Zechariah 13:2, God cuts off the names of idols — directly echoing Isaiah 17:8's theme of no longer looking to idols.
Hosea 13:2 mentions idols made by craftsmen as 'work of their hands' — the exact phrase used for the altars condemned here.
Hosea 14:8 declares 'What have I to do with idols?' and looks to God, echoing the turn from altars to the Maker.
Micah 5:13 promises to cut off carved images and 'work of your hands' — a precise parallel to the removal of handmade altars here.
Micah 5:14 explicitly targets Asherah poles, matching the same objects God says Israel will no longer regard here.
Hosea 8:4-6 condemns idols made by craftsmen that are not God — directly paralleling the 'work of his hands' in Isaiah 17:8.
2 Chronicles 34:7 specifically breaking altars and beating Asherah poles to powder, directly mirroring the verse’s imagery.
2 Chronicles 34:4 details Josiah breaking down Baal altars and Asherah poles — a direct historical parallel to the idol-removal promised here.
Jeremiah 17:2 laments children remembering altars and Asherah poles — the opposite of the future disregard for these objects promised here.
Hosea 3:1 shows God's love for Israel despite their idolatry, highlighting the depth of the sin Isaiah says they will eventually forsake.
Ezekiel 36:25 promises cleansing from idols with water — a different image but same outcome of turning from idols.
2 Chronicles 14:5 records Asa removing incense altars and high places — a historical reform that prefigures the future turning away here.