Isaiah 44:5
One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 43:1, God says 'you are mine' — the divine counterpart to the human declaration 'I am the LORD's' in this verse.
In Isaiah 56:6, foreigners join themselves to the LORD — similar to people here claiming Jacob's name and belonging to God.
In Isaiah 48:1, people swear by God's name but not in truth — contrasting the sincere identification here with hypocrisy.
In Isaiah 19:21, Egyptians make vows to the LORD — parallel to people here identifying with God and Israel, showing outsiders joining.
1 Peter 2:9 calls believers 'a people for his own possession' — the same identity as those who in Isaiah write 'the LORD's' on their hand.
Deuteronomy 26:17-19 records the covenant mutual declaration of belonging, exactly paralleling the public identification with God here.
Galatians 6:16 speaks of 'the Israel of God' — a new identity for believers that parallels taking the name Israel in Isaiah 44:5.
Zechariah 13:9 has the remnant call on God and He declares them His people — the same mutual belonging as 'I am the LORD's' here.
Zechariah 8:20-23 shows people from all nations clinging to Jews, saying 'Let us go with you,' mirroring the identification with Israel here.
Jeremiah 50:5 describes binding to the LORD in an everlasting covenant, echoing the commitment to be called by His name here.
Nehemiah 10:1-29 lists those who sealed the covenant — a formal enrollment of people publicly identifying themselves as God's own, similar to taking the Lord's name.
Nehemiah 9:38 shows the people making a written covenant — a concrete act of binding themselves to God, echoing the hand-writing of Isaiah 44:5.
In Hosea 2:23, God says 'You are my people' and they say 'You are my God' — the same mutual declaration of belonging as here.
2 Chronicles 23:16 describes a covenant to be the LORD's people — a communal commitment that parallels the individual hand‑writing and name‑taking in Isaiah 44:5.
Joshua 24:21 has the people declaring 'we will serve the LORD' — a verbal pledge of allegiance parallel to saying 'I belong to the LORD' in Isaiah 44:5.
Psalm 87:5 speaks of people being registered as born in Zion — a roll call of citizenship that parallels writing the Lord's name as a mark of belonging.
In Zephaniah 1:5, people swear by both the LORD and false gods — contrasting the exclusive devotion to God in this verse.
In Psalm 119:94, the psalmist declares 'I am yours' — the same personal claim of belonging to God seen here.
Psalm 16:2 declares 'You are my Lord' — a personal confession of belonging that mirrors the statement 'I belong to the LORD' in Isaiah 44:5.
In Acts 27:23, Paul says 'the God to whom I belong' — the same personal claim of belonging to God as in this verse.
2 Corinthians 8:5 describes believers giving themselves first to the Lord — a voluntary self‑dedication that mirrors the personal declaration 'I belong to the LORD'.