Isaiah 24:5
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 1:2-5 depicts Israel’s rebellion, the same covenant-breaking that leads to the earth’s defilement.
In Isaiah 59:1-3, the same consequence of covenant breaking is spelled out: sins like bloodshed and lies cause God to hide his face, defiling the people.
In Isaiah 59:12-15, the people confess their transgressions and describe truth falling in the street — a direct parallel to the broken covenant and defiled earth.
Ezekiel 20:13 describes Israel's rebellion against God's statutes and profaning Sabbaths, directly paralleling the transgression of laws and covenant.
In Ezra 9:6, Ezra confesses that their iniquities have risen to heaven — a direct acknowledgement of the transgressions that defile the land.
In Ezra 9:7, Ezra recounts the history of guilt and captivity — the ongoing result of breaking the everlasting covenant.
Psalm 105:10 confirms the everlasting covenant with Israel — the very covenant Isaiah 24:5 says is violated.
Psalm 106:36-39 shows idolatry and child sacrifice defiling the land, mirroring the covenant-breaking that pollutes the earth.
Jeremiah 3:1 uses 'land polluted' for spiritual adultery, directly echoing the broken covenant that defiles the earth.
Jeremiah 50:5 promises a renewed everlasting covenant — contrasting with the broken covenant in Isaiah 24:5.
Hebrews 13:20 speaks of the new covenant through Christ's blood — fulfilling the everlasting covenant broken in Isaiah 24:5.
Ezekiel 20:24 recounts Israel's rejection of God's rules and profaning Sabbaths, echoing the broken covenant theme.
Ezekiel 22:24-31 details the land’s uncleanness from sins of leaders and people, directly matching the broken covenant.
Ezekiel 37:26 promises an everlasting covenant of peace — the opposite of the broken covenant in Isaiah 24:5.
Micah 2:10 cites uncleanness making the land uninhabitable, paralleling the defilement from covenant violation.
Luke 1:6 depicts Zechariah and Elizabeth walking blamelessly in all commandments, contrasting with the transgression.
Romans 8:20 reveals creation subjected to futility because of sin, aligning with the earth’s defilement from broken covenant.
Romans 8:21 speaks of creation’s bondage to corruption, echoing the defiled earth but adding hope of liberation.
Genesis 3:17 provides the first instance of the ground cursed due to human sin, grounding the earth's defilement in Adam's disobedience.
Genesis 6:11-13 explicitly describes the earth as corrupt and filled with violence, directly mirroring the defilement theme here.
In 2 Kings 22:13-17, Josiah learns that the people did not obey the law, kindling God's wrath — a historical instance of the broken covenant.
In 2 Kings 17:7-23, the detailed account of Israel's sins — idolatry, disobedience — explains exactly how they transgressed the laws and broke the covenant.
Leviticus 20:22 warns that disobedience will cause the land to vomit out Israel, reinforcing the covenant-breaking consequence.
Genesis 17:13 establishes the everlasting covenant of circumcision that Isaiah 24:5 says was broken.
In 2 Kings 23:27, God declares he will remove Judah from his sight — the judgment for covenant breaking, parallel to the earth being defiled.
In Genesis 17:14, breaking the same covenant results in being cut off — the consequence Isaiah 24:5 describes as defiling the earth.
Leviticus 18:24-28 links land defilement to inhabitants' sins and the land vomiting them out, the same causal logic as here.
Jeremiah 16:18 states that Israel defiled God's land with idols, directly paralleling the defilement and covenant violation in Isaiah 24:5.
Leviticus 26:15 warns that rejecting statutes breaks the covenant — the same breach Isaiah 24:5 declares has occurred.
Hosea 6:7 similarly declares that the people have 'transgressed the covenant,' using the same language of covenant breaking emphasized here.
Ezekiel 16:59 directly charges Israel with breaking the covenant, exactly matching the covenant-breaking in Isaiah 24:5.
Hosea 8:1 echoes this accusation: they have 'transgressed my covenant' and 'rebelled against my law,' matching the language of covenant violation.
In Deuteronomy 4:23, the warning against forgetting the covenant by making idols directly parallels the covenant-breaking that defiles the earth here.
Leviticus 18:25 describes the land defiled by sin — directly parallel to the earth's defilement in Isaiah 24:5 due to covenant breaking.
Jeremiah 31:32 recalls that Israel broke God's covenant, the same violation that defiles the earth in Isaiah 24:5.
Joshua 7:11 explicitly describes Israel violating the covenant by taking devoted things, matching the broken covenant in Isaiah 24:5.
Psalm 106:39 says they defiled themselves by their deeds, using the same 'defile' language as Isaiah 24:5's earth being defiled by covenant-breaking.
Hebrews 8:9 references the broken covenant with the fathers, echoing the same covenant violation that underlies the judgment described here.
Numbers 35:33 states that bloodshed pollutes the land, specifying one way the land becomes defiled as in Isaiah.
Hosea 4:2 lists specific sins (swearing, lying, murder) that embody the general transgression of laws and covenant breaking mentioned here.
In Ezekiel 44:7, breaking the covenant is linked to allowing foreigners into the sanctuary — a specific instance of the covenant violation described here.
Jeremiah 32:40 promises a new everlasting covenant, contrasting with the broken covenant that causes the earth's defilement in Isaiah 24:5.
In 2 Kings 23:26, God's wrath persists even after reforms due to Manasseh's provocations — a specific case of the covenant being broken.
Numbers 35:34 warns against defiling the land where God dwells, connecting land pollution to God's presence.
Ezekiel 7:20-24 describes sanctuary defilement through idols, a related but more localized instance of pollution.
Mark 7:7-9 criticizes human traditions overriding God's commandments, a similar theme of breaking divine law.
Mark 7:9 condemns rejecting God's commandments for human traditions, a specific form of the law-breaking addressed here.
In Deuteronomy 32:15, Jeshurun (Israel) grows fat and kicks, forsaking God who made him — a classic example of covenant breaking.
In Deuteronomy 32:20, God declares he will hide his face from this perverse generation — echoing the judgment on those who break the covenant.
Joshua 24:25 records the making of the covenant with statutes, contrasting with the breaking of that covenant later.
2 Samuel 23:5 refers to God's everlasting covenant with David — the same kind of covenant broken in Isaiah 24:5.
Hebrews 9:1 introduces the first covenant with regulations, providing the covenantal background that Isaiah says was broken.
Daniel 9:5 confesses sin and turning aside from God's commandments, a general parallel to the transgression of laws.
Daniel 9:10 admits disobedience to God's laws set before them, mirroring the violation of statutes.