Isaiah 38:10

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 38:1 Historical context

Isaiah 38:1 describes Hezekiah's fatal illness — verse 10 directly references the same event, saying he thought he would enter Sheol.

Job 17:11-16 similarly laments going to the grave and corruption, echoing Hezekiah's despair over his cut-off days.

Job 33:22 Parallel

In Job 33:22, the soul is said to draw near to the grave — the same approach to death that Hezekiah describes.

Psalm 9:13 Allusion

In Psalm 9:13, the same phrase 'gates of death' appears — the psalmist prays for deliverance from the very gates Hezekiah expects to enter.

Psalm 55:4 Parallel

In Psalm 55:4, David experiences the terrors of death — the same dread of mortality that Hezekiah expresses.

Psalm 88:5 Parallel

In Psalm 88:5, the psalmist feels cut off like the dead — echoing Hezekiah's sense of being cut off from his years and from life.

In Psalm 102:24, the psalmist pleads not to be taken in the midst of his days — directly paralleling Hezekiah's lament of being cut off early.

Psalm 107:18 uses the same 'gates of death' imagery—echoing Hezekiah's approach to Sheol's gates.

Matthew 16:18 uses 'gates of Hades' but declares they won't prevail—contrasting Hezekiah's fear of being overcome.

Lamentations 3:54 also cries 'I am cut off'—paralleling Hezekiah's feeling of being cut off from life.

In 2 Corinthians 1:9, Paul describes having the sentence of death in himself, mirroring Hezekiah's sense of being doomed, but leading to trust in God.

Job 6:11 Parallel

Job 6:11 asks 'What strength do I have to hope?' — Hezekiah's lament in verse 10 expresses similar despair about dying in his prime.

Jonah 2:4 Parallel

Jonah 2:4 laments being driven from God's sight—similar to Hezekiah's fear of being cut off from God's presence.