Isaiah 22:13

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 22:2 Historical context

In Isaiah 22:2, the city is full of exultation and shouting — the same festive mood that fuels the 'eat and drink' attitude in verse 13.

Isaiah 56:12 echoes the same hedonistic motto 'tomorrow will be like today' — a self-indulgent denial of judgment.

Isaiah 5:12 Parallel

Isaiah 5:12 condemns the same feasting that ignores God's deeds, mirroring the 'eat and drink' attitude of judgment.

Isaiah 21:5 Parallel

Isaiah 21:5 depicts a feast cut short by battle alarms, echoing the same 'eat and drink' before doom.

Isaiah 47:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 47:8, Babylon's 'lover of pleasures' says 'I am, and there is no one besides me' — a hedonistic confidence similar to 'eat and drink for tomorrow we die'.

In Isaiah 32:13, the 'joyous houses in the exultant city' are the same revelers facing judgment — echoing the feasting of 22:13.

James 5:5 Parallel

James 5:5 condemns the same luxurious self-indulgence, likening it to fattening oneself for a day of slaughter.

1 Corinthians 15:32 directly quotes this verse, using it to show the hopelessness of life without resurrection.

Luke 17:26-29 cites eating and drinking before sudden destruction as a parallel to the 'tomorrow we die' mindset here.

Amos 6:3-7 condemns the same revelry amid coming exile, paralleling the 'eat and drink' indifference to God's judgment.

In 1 Samuel 30:16, the Amalekites feast on plunder, unaware David is about to attack—a direct parallel to the reckless revelry before judgment here.

Amos 6:4 Parallel

Amos 6:4 condemns the wealthy who feast on lambs and calves — identical imagery of luxurious eating that matches the revelry in 22:13.

Zechariah 7:3 asks about fasting and mourning — the opposite attitude to the 'eat and drink' revelry in 22:13, contrasting piety with hedonism.

Luke 12:19 Parallel

In Luke 12:19, the rich fool says 'relax, eat, drink, be merry' — nearly identical to 'let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die' in 22:13.

In Genesis 37:34, Jacob mourns in sackcloth—the opposite response to the revelry condemned here, showing grief as the proper reaction to death.

Genesis 25:32 shows Esau's similar 'I am about to die' attitude, trading future blessing for immediate gratification.

In Ecclesiastes 2:2, the Preacher calls laughter foolish and pleasure pointless—a direct critique of the very attitude indulged here.

Ezekiel 16:49 lists Sodom's sins as 'excess of food and prosperous ease' — mirroring the indulgent feasting in 22:13, though with added neglect of the poor.

In Judges 16:25, the Philistines revel while captive Samson entertains them—parallel feasting in false security before sudden destruction.

In Romans 13:13, Paul condemns carousing and drunkenness – the very behaviors that define the 'eat and drink' attitude in Isaiah 22:13.

James 4:9 Contrast

In James 4:9, believers are called to mourn and weep – the opposite of the reckless feasting in Isaiah 22:13.

In Proverbs 23:35, the drunkard's insensitivity to pain mirrors the oblivious hedonism of 'let us eat and drink' here.

In Proverbs 23:20, the warning against overindulgence in meat and drink echoes the condemnation of gluttonous revelry here.

Job 21:12 Parallel

In Job 21:12, the wicked make merry with music—parallel revelry of those who ignore God, contrasting with the judgment context here.

In 1 Timothy 5:6, self-indulgent living is called spiritual death – echoing the fatalistic 'tomorrow we die' mindset of Isaiah 22:13.

James 5:1 Contrast

In James 5:1, the rich are told to weep for coming miseries – contrasting with the oblivious 'eat and drink' party in Isaiah 22:13.