Isaiah 26:16
Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 33:2 is a prayer for grace and salvation in distress, paralleling the cry of Isaiah 26:16.
Isaiah 16:12 shows Moab's futile prayer, contrasting with the effective prayer of God's people in distress.
Deuteronomy 4:29 promises finding God when sought wholeheartedly—the same distress-driven seeking as here.
Hosea 7:14 contrasts: 'they do not cry out to me from their hearts' — the opposite of the distress-prayer in Isaiah 26:16.
Hosea 5:15 says 'in their misery they will earnestly seek me' — directly matching the turning to God under discipline in Isaiah 26:16.
In Lamentations 2:19, the call to pour out your heart like water in the night—identical imagery of desperate prayer in distress.
In Psalm 142:2, the psalmist pours out his complaint and trouble before God—directly parallel to the distressed prayer in Isaiah.
Psalm 91:15 promises God will answer when called on in trouble — the divine response to the prayer described in Isaiah 26:16.
Psalm 77:2 states 'when I was in distress, I sought the Lord' — nearly identical to Isaiah 26:16's situation.
Psalm 50:15 directly commands calling on God in trouble — the same action described in Isaiah 26:16.
2 Chronicles 33:12 explicitly says 'in his distress he sought the LORD' — identical theme of turning to God under discipline.
Deuteronomy 4:30 describes returning to God in tribulation, directly parallel to the distress-prayer here.
Judges 10:10 records crying out to God in distress—exactly the response described here.
2 Chronicles 33:13 shows God responding to Manasseh's prayer in distress — echoes that God hears when they cry out under discipline.
Psalm 86:7 states 'when I am in distress, I call to you'—a nearly identical sentiment to Isaiah 26:16.
In Judges 6:6, Israel cries out to the Lord because of Midianite oppression—exactly the pattern of distress leading to prayer.
In Exodus 14:10, the Israelites cry out to God in terror as the Egyptians approach—a direct parallel of distress driving prayer.
Jonah 2:1 shows Jonah praying from deep distress, mirroring the disciplined people's whispered prayer here.
Psalm 62:8 exhorts to pour out hearts to God, a direct verbal parallel to the whispered prayer in Isaiah 26:16.
Jeremiah 2:27 describes Israel turning to idols yet calling to God in trouble, matching the distress prayer pattern.
Micah 4:4 depicts peaceful security, contrasting with the discipline-driven distress here.
In 2 Chronicles 6:38, the same pattern of turning to God in distress during discipline appears in Solomon's prayer about future repentance.
In 2 Kings 13:4, Jehoahaz seeks the LORD under oppression, echoing the pattern of Israel coming to God in distress.
In 2 Samuel 12:16, David pleads and fasts in distress over his sin, similar to pouring out a prayer under discipline.
In 1 Samuel 12:10, Israel similarly cries out to the LORD in distress, confessing sin and pleading for deliverance from enemies.
Jonah 1:14 records sailors crying out to God in their distress, similar to the disciplined people's prayer here.
In Revelation 3:19, Jesus connects discipline with love and calls to repentance—echoing the distressed prayer that discipline brings in Isaiah.
Psalm 77:1 depicts crying out to God, similar to the distress-prayer in Isaiah 26:16, though without explicit discipline context.