Isaiah 41:21

Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 41:1 Parallel

In Isaiah 41:1, God calls the nations to 'come near together to judgment' — the immediate context of the same courtroom scene.

Isaiah 43:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 43:9, God assembles nations to present witnesses — same challenge to idols, reinforcing the legal imagery.

In Isaiah 45:20, God again calls nations to assemble and confront idol-makers — a repeated courtroom summons.

Isaiah 1:18 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:18, God invites Israel to 'reason together' about sin — same legal metaphor but focused on repentance, not idolatry.

Isaiah 50:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 50:8, the Servant challenges his accusers to 'stand together' — legal language from a different speaker but same form.

Job 23:4 Parallel

Job 23:4 says 'I would lay my case before him' — directly paralleling the 'set forth your case' challenge in Isaiah 41:21.

Job 38:3 Parallel

Job 38:3 has God telling Job 'I will question you' — mirroring the divine challenge to present evidence in Isaiah 41:21.

Job 40:7 Parallel

Job 40:7 repeats the same divine challenge 'I will question you' — reinforcing the courtroom imagery of God demanding answers.

Micah 6:1 Parallel

In Micah 6:1, God also calls for a legal dispute ('contend') with the mountains as witnesses — same courtroom imagery as challenging idols.

Micah 6:2 Parallel

In Micah 6:2, God's 'controversy' with Israel mirrors the legal challenge to idols — both use formal pleading language.

Job 13:3 Parallel

In Job 13:3, Job desires to 'reason with God' — parallel legal reasoning, but Job speaks as an individual, not God challenging idols.

In Jeremiah 12:1, Jeremiah pleads with God about justice — legal language but from prophet questioning God, not God challenging idols.

1 Peter 3:15 calls believers to give a reasoned defense — echoing God's challenge to present a case, now applied to Christian witness.