Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Cross-reference

Exodus 12:26 anticipates children asking about the Passover — the father's answer models the teaching Isaiah speaks of.

Psalm 78:3 Parallel

Psalm 78:4 declares the resolve to tell the next generation God's praiseworthy deeds — identical to Isaiah's theme.

In Genesis 18:19, God chooses Abraham to direct his children in the Lord's ways — the same generational teaching Isaiah describes.

Psalm 145:4 Parallel

Psalm 145:4 echoes the same generational praise: one generation commends God's works to another, exactly as fathers tell children of God's faithfulness.

Joshua 4:22 Parallel

Joshua 4:22 gives the answer about the Jordan crossing — a concrete example of fathers telling children God's faithfulness.

Joshua 4:21 Parallel

Joshua 4:21 describes future children asking about memorial stones — echoing the father's role in telling God's deeds as in Isaiah.

Psalm 146:2 Parallel

Psalm 146:2 vows to praise God as long as he lives—directly reinforcing the living's duty to praise, as in Isaiah 38:19.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 urges action now because there is no work in Sheol—same urgency to use life for God's purposes.

Deuteronomy 6:7 urges impressing God's commands on children in daily life — a direct parallel to Isaiah's father-to-child teaching.

Deuteronomy 4:9 explicitly commands teaching children and grandchildren — the same generational transmission Isaiah points to.

Exodus 13:15 continues the explanation of redeeming firstborns — reinforcing the pattern of passing down God's faithfulness.

Exodus 13:14 commands fathers to explain the redemption from Egypt when children ask — a parallel to Isaiah's 'fathers tell children'.

John 9:4 Parallel

John 9:4 again stresses working while it is day before night comes—the same call to act while alive that Isaiah 38:19 embodies.

Exodus 12:27 provides the father's explanation of the Passover, directly illustrating the father-to-child teaching Isaiah mentions.

Psalm 119:175 asks to live in order to praise God — directly linking life and praise as Isaiah does.

Psalm 115:17 states the dead do not praise the Lord — reinforcing Isaiah's point that only the living offer praise.

Psalm 6:5 Parallel

Psalm 6:5 states the dead cannot praise God—complementing Isaiah's 'the living praise you', reinforcing that only the living proclaim God.

Psalm 88:10 Contrast

Psalm 88:10 questions whether the dead can praise God — the opposite of Isaiah's assertion that only the living praise.

Psalm 78:5 Parallel

Psalm 78:5 describes God commanding fathers to teach the law to children — directly echoing Isaiah's parent-child testimony.

Psalm 44:1 Parallel

Psalm 44:1 recalls fathers telling children of God's deeds — the same generational testimony Isaiah emphasizes.

Joshua 4:6 Parallel

Joshua 4:6 has fathers explain the memorial stones to children, telling of God's miracle at Jordan—parallel to praising God's faithfulness.

Exodus 13:8 Parallel

Exodus 13:8 instructs fathers to tell sons about God's deliverance from Egypt, directly parallel to passing down God's faithfulness.

Psalm 27:13 Related theme

Psalm 27:13 expresses confidence to see God's goodness in the land of the living—echoing Hezekiah's focus on praising God while alive.

Job 15:18 Parallel

Job 15:18 speaks of sages declaring what they received from ancestors—parallel to fathers passing down God's faithfulness.

Deuteronomy 11:19 commands teaching God's commands to children—similar generational instruction, though focused on law rather than praise.

Joel 1:3 Parallel

Joel 1:3 commands telling children and grandchildren, mirroring the generational transmission but in context of disaster warning.

In Ephesians 6:4, Paul instructs parents to bring up children in the Lord's discipline, echoing Hezekiah's declaration that parents tell children about God's faithfulness.