Isaiah 42:23
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 48:18, the same lament over Israel's failure to listen is expressed — linking obedience to peace and blessings.
Isaiah 44:1 opens with 'But now hear, O Jacob'—a direct parallel call to listen within the same prophetic book.
In Deuteronomy 32:29, the same wish for wisdom to see the future end is expressed — directly echoing the call to consider the time to come.
Micah 6:9 echoes the same urgent call to hear God's voice and warning, reinforcing the demand for attentive listening.
Acts 3:22 quotes Moses commanding Israel to listen to the coming prophet—directly reinforcing the imperative to heed God's voice as Isaiah does.
Acts 3:23 warns that refusing to listen to the prophet brings destruction—the dire consequence implied by Isaiah's rhetorical question.
2 Chronicles 24:19 reports that the people would not pay attention to prophets—the opposite of the response Isaiah demands.
Jeremiah 6:10 echoes the same complaint: people's ears are uncircumcised, unable to listen — just as Isaiah asks who will give ear.
In Matthew 21:28-31, the parable of the two sons illustrates the difference between hearing and actually obeying—the intended response to Isaiah's call.