Isaiah 40:27
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Cross-reference
Isaiah 60:15 acknowledges the feeling of being forsaken but promises future majesty — a direct response to the complaint here.
Isaiah 54:6-8 describes the same sense of being forsaken, then promises God's everlasting compassion — addressing the complaint here.
Isaiah 49:15 answers this doubt: God will not forget His people, contrasting their feeling of being hidden from Him.
In Isaiah 49:14, Zion repeats the same complaint — 'The LORD has forsaken me' — mirroring Israel's doubt here.
In Isaiah 49:4, the servant laments labor in vain but affirms God sees his right — a direct echo and resolution to this complaint.
Job 3:23 uses the same phrase 'whose way is hidden' expressing similar anguish over God's apparent neglect.
In Romans 11:2, God has not rejected His people, providing the answer to the lament that His way is hidden.
In Romans 11:1, Paul asks if God rejected His people and firmly says no, directly countering the complaint in this verse.
In Luke 18:8, Jesus assures swift justice, directly answering the complaint in Isaiah 40:27 that God disregards their right.
In Luke 18:7, Jesus assures that God will bring justice to His elect, answering the doubt here that God disregards their right.
In Ezekiel 37:11, Israel laments that hope is lost and they are cut off, exactly the despair behind 'my right is disregarded'.
In Psalm 77:7-10, the psalmist laments that God seems to have forgotten, echoing the complaint here that God disregards one's right.
In Job 34:5, Elihu quotes Job's claim that God has taken away his right, identical to the complaint in this verse.
In Job 27:2, Job laments that God has taken away his right, mirroring the charge here that God disregards it.
1 Samuel 12:22 declares the LORD will not forsake His people — directly contradicting the doubt expressed here.
In Psalm 77:9, the psalmist wonders if God has forgotten to be gracious, mirroring the doubt in Isaiah 40:27.
Psalm 44:24 asks why God hides his face, directly paralleling the complaint in Isaiah 40:27 that God hides his way.
In Psalm 42:9, the psalmist asks 'Why have you forgotten me?' echoing the lament in Isaiah 40:27 that God disregards them.
1 Peter 4:19 calls sufferers to entrust themselves to a faithful Creator, countering the doubt in Isaiah 40:27 that God disregards them.
In Jeremiah 33:24, the people claim God rejected His chosen families, mirroring the sense of being disregarded in this verse.
Psalm 31:22 records a similar cry of feeling cut off from God, yet recognizes He hears — echoing the doubt here.
In Malachi 2:17, the people question God's justice, paralleling the complaint that God disregards their right.
In Mark 4:38, the disciples ask if Jesus cares they are perishing, echoing the lament in Isaiah 40:27 that God disregards their plight.
In Job 23:14, Job trusts God will complete his purpose despite hiddenness, contrasting with the complaint in Isaiah 40:27.