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.

Isaiah 49:4 Parallel

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 Parallel

Job 3:23 uses the same phrase 'whose way is hidden' expressing similar anguish over God's apparent neglect.

Romans 11:2 Contrast

In Romans 11:2, God has not rejected His people, providing the answer to the lament that His way is hidden.

Romans 11:1 Contrast

In Romans 11:1, Paul asks if God rejected His people and firmly says no, directly countering the complaint in this verse.

Luke 18:8 Parallel

In Luke 18:8, Jesus assures swift justice, directly answering the complaint in Isaiah 40:27 that God disregards their right.

Luke 18:7 Parallel

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.

Job 34:5 Parallel

In Job 34:5, Elihu quotes Job's claim that God has taken away his right, identical to the complaint in this verse.

Job 27:2 Parallel

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.

Psalm 77:9 Parallel

In Psalm 77:9, the psalmist wonders if God has forgotten to be gracious, mirroring the doubt in Isaiah 40:27.

Psalm 44:24 Parallel

Psalm 44:24 asks why God hides his face, directly paralleling the complaint in Isaiah 40:27 that God hides his way.

Psalm 42:9 Parallel

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 Parallel

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.

Mark 4:38 Parallel

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.

Job 23:14 Contrast

In Job 23:14, Job trusts God will complete his purpose despite hiddenness, contrasting with the complaint in Isaiah 40:27.