Isaiah 38:14

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 59:11, the people mourn like doves — direct parallel to Hezekiah's 'mourn as a dove', both lamenting oppression.

In Psalm 102:4-7, the psalmist is like a pelican, owl, sparrow — bird imagery for desolation, parallel to Hezekiah's crane, swallow, dove.

Psalm 119:122 uses the same 'be surety' plea — asking God to stand as pledge, directly paralleling Hezekiah's request.

Psalm 143:7 Parallel

Psalm 143:7 echoes Hezekiah's urgent cry — spirit failing, pleading for answer, similar desperation near death.

In Ezekiel 7:16, survivors mourn like doves on mountains — same dove mourning imagery, parallel to Hezekiah's lament.

Nahum 2:7 Parallel

Nahum 2:7 uses the same 'moan like doves' image for Nineveh's fall, echoing Hezekiah's lament.

2 Kings 20:3 Historical context

In 2 Kings 20:3, this same event records Hezekiah's prayer of righteous plea, providing context for his distress and weeping.

Psalm 102:6 Parallel

Psalm 102:6 uses bird imagery (owl) for a sufferer — matching Hezekiah's swallow/crane/dove metaphors.

In Lamentations 2:11, 'my eyes are spent with weeping' parallels Hezekiah's weary eyes looking upward.

Psalm 69:3 Parallel

Psalm 69:3 shares weary eyes from crying out — a parallel lament of exhaustion waiting for God.

Psalm 119:82 describes eyes failing while longing for God's promise — similar to Hezekiah's weary eyes looking upward.

Psalm 119:123 also has eyes failing for salvation — paralleling Hezekiah's plea for deliverance.

Lamentations 1:20 echoes 'I am in distress' with inward turmoil — a parallel cry from Jerusalem's fall.

Lamentations 4:17 describes eyes failing while watching vainly for help — echoes Hezekiah's weary waiting.

Lamentations 5:17 says 'our eyes have grown dim' — the same image of failing eyes in distress.