Isaiah 43:22

But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 64:7 Parallel

Isaiah 43:21 states God formed a people to praise Him—contrasting sharply with 43:22 where Israel did not call on Him.

Job 27:10 Parallel

Job 27:10 asks if the godless will call on God at all times — negating the very calling God misses in Isaiah 43:22.

James 4:2 Parallel

James 4:2 explicitly states 'you do not have because you do not ask', matching the 'not called upon me' accusation.

Malachi 3:14 records Israel saying 'It is vain to serve God' — a later expression of the weary, profitless attitude condemned in Isaiah 43:22.

Malachi 1:13 quotes the people saying 'What a weariness this is' — directly matching the 'weary of me' complaint in Isaiah 43:22.

Micah 6:3 Parallel

Micah 6:3 has God pleading 'How have I wearied you?' — the same accusation as Isaiah 43:22, now from God's own mouth.

Hosea 14:2 Contrast

Hosea 14:2 instructs them to take words and return, offering repentance — opposite to their weary neglect in this verse.

Hosea 14:1 Contrast

Hosea 14:1 calls Israel to return to the Lord, the very thing they refused to do here — a direct contrast.

Hosea 7:10-14 laments Israel's failure to return or cry to God, reinforcing the same accusation of prayerlessness.

Daniel 9:13 Parallel

Daniel 9:13 confesses that even after calamity, Israel did not entreat the Lord, directly paralleling the charge here.

Jeremiah 10:25 repeats the plea for wrath on nations that call not on God, mirroring Israel's neglect.

Jeremiah 2:32 says Israel has forgotten God days without number — parallel to not calling on Him in Isaiah 43:22.

In Jeremiah 2:31, God asks if He was a wilderness, and Israel replies 'We will come no more' — directly echoing the weariness of Isaiah 43:22.

Jeremiah 2:11-13 describes Israel exchanging God for idols and forsaking the fountain of living waters — the drastic outcome of being weary of God.

Jeremiah 2:5 asks what fault Israel found in God that they went far from Him — explaining the root of the weary neglect in Isaiah 43:22.

Psalm 79:6 Contrast

Psalm 79:6 applies the same indictment to pagan nations, contrasting with Israel's own failure here.

Psalm 14:4 Parallel

Psalm 14:4 describes evildoers who do not call upon the Lord, echoing Israel's failure to call on God here.

Job 21:15 Parallel

In Job 21:15, the wicked ask 'What profit do we get if we pray to him?' — the same prayerless, weary attitude God accuses Israel of.

Hosea 7:7 Parallel

Hosea 7:7 echoes the same charge — Israel's rulers fall because no one calls on God, reinforcing the failure to seek Him.

In John 6:66-69, Peter's confession of loyalty contrasts Israel's weariness — disciples remain faithful while Israel turned away.

Zephaniah 1:6 describes those who turn back and do not seek the Lord, paralleling Israel's weariness and failure to call.

Zephaniah 3:2 laments that Jerusalem does not draw near to God, similar to Israel's failure to call on Him here.