Isaiah 3:14

The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

Cross-references

Isaiah 3:2 Historical context

Isaiah 3:2 lists the elders and leaders who will be removed, providing the specific groups that God judges here.

Isaiah 3:3 Historical context

Isaiah 3:3 continues the list of leaders, further identifying those whom God will hold accountable.

Isaiah 5:7 Allusion

Isaiah 5:7 explains the vineyard metaphor as the house of Israel, revealing that the elders devoured God's people.

Isaiah 1:23 Parallel

Isaiah 1:23 condemns princes as rebels who love bribes and ignore the poor, directly reinforcing the same indictment.

Isaiah 10:2 Parallel

Isaiah 10:2 denounces robbing the poor of their right and making them spoil, closely matching the plunder accusation.

Matthew 21:33 uses the same vineyard imagery, where tenants exploit the owner's vineyard, echoing the ruined vineyard.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 describes seizing fields and houses, directly paralleling the plunder of the poor's property in Isaiah.

Psalm 143:2 Contrast

Psalm 143:2 pleads for God not to enter into judgment because no one is righteous — contrasting with this announcement of judgment.

In Jeremiah 5:27, houses are full of deceit and plunder, mirroring the leaders' houses filled with plunder from the poor.

James 2:6 Parallel

James 2:6 echoes this indictment — the rich exploit the poor and drag them to court, mirroring Isaiah's charge against leaders who plunder the poor.

Hosea 4:1 Parallel

Hosea 4:1 begins a divine lawsuit against Israel for lack of faithfulness, mirroring the judgment scene in Isaiah.

Job 22:4 Parallel

Job 22:4 uses the identical phrase 'enter into judgment' in a rhetorical question about God's dealings with the pious.

Job 34:19 Parallel

Job 34:19 affirms God shows no partiality to princes, reinforcing that God judges leaders who oppress the poor.

Ezekiel 16:49 names Sodom's failure to aid the poor and needy, a similar sin of neglecting the vulnerable.

Amos 4:1 Parallel

Amos 4:1 similarly condemns the powerful for oppressing the poor and crushing the needy, echoing the charge against leaders.

Job 24:2 Parallel

Job 24:2 describes similar social injustices — moving landmarks and seizing flocks — as the oppression of the poor here.

Micah 6:10 Parallel

Micah 6:10 asks about treasures of wickedness in houses, similar to the plunder stored in leaders' houses.