Isaiah 27:11

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 43:1 Contrast

In Isaiah 43:1, God reassures redemption and forming, contrasting with the same Creator who shows no compassion in Isaiah 27:11.

Isaiah 1:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:3, Israel does not know or understand — the same lack of discernment that explains the judgment here.

Isaiah 9:17 Parallel

Isaiah 9:17 states God has no compassion on the godless, closely paralleling the withholding of compassion for lack of understanding here.

Isaiah 5:13 Parallel

Isaiah 5:13 links exile to lack of knowledge, reinforcing the theme here that lacking understanding brings judgment.

Isaiah 43:7 Contrast

Isaiah 43:7 says God formed people for His glory, while Isaiah 27:11 says He formed them but shows no favor — a contrast in purpose.

In Isaiah 44:18-20, people without discernment burn wood for fire — similar theme of ignorance and use of wood, though for idolatry.

Isaiah 44:20 describes a deluded heart leading astray, parallel to the 'people without discernment' in Isaiah 27:11.

Jeremiah 5:21 calls them foolish and senseless, with eyes that see not—identical to the charge of no understanding.

Jeremiah 4:22 directly calls God's people foolish and without understanding, matching the charge here.

Jeremiah 5:4 says the poor have no sense and do not know God's way, a parallel to the people without understanding.

Deuteronomy 32:28 echoes the same indictment: Israel is a nation void of counsel and without understanding.

Jeremiah 8:7 contrasts instinctual bird knowledge with Israel's ignorance of God's rules—a strong parallel.

In Ezekiel 9:10, God says 'my eye will not spare, nor will I pity' — directly paralleling Isaiah's 'no compassion'.

In Ezekiel 15:2-8, useless vine wood is given to the fire — directly echoing the dry boughs burned here.

Hosea 4:6 Parallel

Hosea 4:6 declares God's people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, directly paralleling the 'without understanding' charge.

In Matthew 3:10, every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire — the same fate as these dry boughs.

Matthew 13:13 echoes the theme: seeing but not perceiving, hearing but not understanding—a direct New Testament parallel.

John 15:6 Allusion

In John 15:6, branches that wither are thrown into the fire — a clear New Testament echo of the judgment on dry branches here.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

In Romans 1:28, God gives up those who lack acknowledgment, similar to God's abandonment of the people without discernment in Isaiah.

Deuteronomy 32:29 laments that Israel lacks wisdom to discern their end, reinforcing their lack of understanding.

Psalm 80:16 Parallel

In Psalm 80:16, the vine is explicitly burned with fire — the same judgment by fire on the branches described here.

In 2 Chronicles 36:17, God gave Israel into enemy hands with 'no compassion' — the exact phrase from Isaiah 27:11 describing judgment.

Ezekiel 15:4 uses the same imagery of wood given to the fire—useless branches burned as fuel, mirroring the withered boughs in Isaiah.

Deuteronomy 32:6 also calls Israel a foolish, senseless people and reminds them God is their Father who made them — directly echoing this verse's themes.

Romans 11:17 expands the broken-branch metaphor: branches broken off due to unbelief, mirroring the dry boughs broken and burned here.

Matthew 7:19 says every bad tree is 'cut down and thrown into the fire' — the same fate as the withered branches broken off and burned in Isaiah.

Job 15:32 Parallel

Job 15:32 describes the wicked's branch withering before its time — the same image of withered boughs that symbolizes judgment here.

Psalm 1:3 Contrast

Psalm 1:3 promises the righteous that their leaf does not wither — in direct contrast to the withered boughs of the foolish here.

Proverbs 19:2 warns that being without knowledge is not good, echoing the condemnation here of a people without understanding.

Ezekiel 19:12 describes 'strong stems broken off and withered, fire consumed them' — a direct parallel to the withered, burned branches in Isaiah.

Psalm 14:2 Parallel

Psalm 14:2 says the LORD looks for anyone who understands — highlighting the absence of understanding that condemns these people.

Psalm 14:4 Parallel

Psalm 14:4 asks if evildoers have no knowledge — directly paralleling the 'no understanding' that marks this people.

Jeremiah 22:7 depicts choicest cedars cut down and cast into fire — parallel to the broken and burned boughs of judgment.

Jeremiah 21:14 speaks of kindling a fire in the forest to devour, mirroring the burning of withered boughs as divine judgment.

Jeremiah 11:16 uses the same tree metaphor: a green olive tree whose branches are broken and set on fire, directly echoing the withered boughs burned.

Psalm 53:4 Parallel

Psalm 53:4 repeats the same question about evildoers lacking knowledge, reinforcing the theme of understanding absence.

Psalm 119:144 prays for understanding to live, contrasting the people here who lack understanding and face judgment.

Hebrews 6:8 Parallel

Hebrews 6:8 describes land bearing thorns that is burned, paralleling the dry boughs broken for fire—both depict judgment for unfruitfulness.

John 15:4 Allusion

John 15:4 uses the same branch imagery: branches that don't abide in the vine dry up and are discarded, echoing the dry boughs broken for fire here.

In Ezekiel 20:47, fire devours every green and dry tree — expanding the judgment imagery to all trees, not just dry boughs.

Romans 1:31 Parallel

Romans 1:31 lists 'foolish' as a result of debased mind, echoing the 'without discernment' in Isaiah 27:11.

In Matthew 13:19, lack of understanding causes the word to be snatched away, mirroring the 'people without discernment' facing judgment in Isaiah.

Proverbs 1:29 condemns those who hate knowledge and reject the Lord, paralleling the people here who lack understanding and are judged.