Isaiah 38:17

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 43:25 declares God blots out transgressions, matching the casting of sins behind the back here.

Micah 7:18 Parallel

Micah 7:18 praises God for pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression, similar to sins cast behind.

Jonah 2:6 Parallel

Jonah 2:6 directly parallels this: 'you brought up my life from the pit' — the same rescue from the pit.

Jeremiah 31:34 promises forgiveness and no longer remembering sin, echoing the sins cast behind here.

Psalm 88:4-6 describes being in the pit without rescue, contrasting with the deliverance proclaimed here.

Psalm 86:13 Parallel

Psalm 86:13 speaks of deliverance from the depths of Sheol, echoing the rescue from the pit here.

Psalm 85:2 Parallel

Psalm 85:2 speaks of God forgiving iniquity and covering sin, a clear parallel to sins cast behind.

Psalm 40:2 Parallel

Psalm 40:2 uses the same 'pit of destruction' imagery, a direct parallel to being rescued from the pit.

Psalm 30:3 Parallel

Psalm 30:3 similarly describes being brought up from the pit, reinforcing the deliverance from death theme.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

Micah 7:19 echoes the same image: God casting sins away — into the sea here, behind the back in Isaiah.

Psalm 25:7 Parallel

Psalm 25:7 asks God to remember not sins but his steadfast love, matching the forgiveness theme of sins cast behind.

Psalm 51:9 Parallel

Psalm 51:9 pleads for God to blot out iniquities, parallel to the declaration that sins are cast behind the back.

Psalm 71:20 Parallel

Psalm 71:20 declares God will bring up from the depths, echoing the deliverance from the pit in Hezekiah's song.

Job 33:30 Parallel

Job 33:30 speaks of bringing the soul back from the pit to light — mirrors Isaiah's rescue from the pit of destruction.

Job 33:28 Parallel

Job 33:28 says God redeemed his soul from the pit — same language of deliverance from destruction as in Isaiah.

Job 33:24 Parallel

Job 33:24 describes a ransom to deliver from the pit — directly parallels Isaiah's deliverance from the pit.

Mark 2:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 2:5 shows Jesus forgiving sins, fulfilling the divine forgiveness that cast sins behind in Isaiah 38:17.

2 Samuel 12:13 has God putting away David's sin — the same removal of sin as 'cast all my sins behind your back' here.

Luke 5:20 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 5:20, Jesus directly forgives sins, matching God's action in Isaiah of casting sins behind his back.

Job 3:26 Contrast

Job 3:26 describes no rest — Hezekiah found peace through deliverance, opposing Job’s ongoing turmoil.

Job 3:25 Contrast

Job 3:25: his fear came true — Hezekiah’s fear of death was averted, creating a direct contrast in outcomes.

Psalm 30:7 Parallel

Psalm 30:7: God hid his face causing dismay — Hezekiah experienced bitterness but then deliverance, mirroring a pattern of temporary affliction.

Job 17:16 Contrast

Job 17:16 questions descending to Sheol — Isaiah thanks for deliverance from the pit, a shared image but opposite outcome.