Isaiah 49:13
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 52:9 repeats 'burst into songs of joy' and 'the LORD has comforted his people', directly paralleling the comfort theme.
Isaiah 66:13 uses the same maternal image: 'As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.'
Isaiah 61:3 continues that comfort by promising a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit, a direct restoration.
Isaiah 51:3 echoes this comfort of Zion and her waste places, using the same promise that God turns sorrow into joy.
Isaiah 55:12 depicts mountains bursting into song and trees clapping, sharing the imagery of creation rejoicing.
Isaiah 12:1 gives thanks that God's anger turned away and he comforted—same root 'nacham' as 49:13, forming a thematic bookend of comfort and praise.
Isaiah 40:1 commands 'Comfort, comfort my people'—the very action that 49:13 declares has been accomplished, creating a direct prophetic and thematic link.
Isaiah 40:2 elaborates the comfort: warfare ended, iniquity pardoned—the specific grounds for the joy and compassion proclaimed in 49:13.
Isaiah 42:10 calls all creation to sing a new song, matching the joyous call in Isaiah 49:13.
Isaiah 42:11 continues the summons for wilderness and towns to rejoice, similar to the mountain's song in Isaiah 49:13.
Isaiah 44:23 uses nearly identical wording: 'Sing for joy, you heavens... burst into song, you mountains' — a clear parallel.
In Isaiah 51:11, the ransomed return to Zion with singing—same theme of joyful restoration for God's people.
In Isaiah 54:1, the barren woman is told to 'break forth into singing'—exact phrase reused for joyful reversal.
In Isaiah 14:7, the same phrase 'break forth into singing' describes earth's rest after Babylon's fall.
In Isaiah 48:20, the redeemed are commanded to shout for joy—parallel call to proclaim God's comfort.
In Isaiah 35:2, the desert blossoms and rejoices at God's glory—similar call for nature to celebrate restoration.
Isaiah 61:2 mentions the same mission: 'to comfort all who mourn,' linking this comfort to the anointed servant.
In Isaiah 65:18, God creates Jerusalem as a joy—parallel call to rejoice over the new creation.
Isaiah 66:14 describes the joyful results of God's comfort: hearts rejoice and bones flourish like grass.
Jeremiah 31:13 repeats God's promise to turn mourning into joy and comfort His people, a clear parallel.
Psalm 98:4-9 uses identical language ('break forth into song') and imagery of creation rejoicing at the Lord's coming, reinforcing the theme of God's saving reign.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 refers to God who gave 'eternal comfort,' linking to the comfort promised in Isaiah.
Psalm 96:11-13 echoes the same call for heavens and earth to rejoice as God comes to judge—a parallel cosmic celebration of divine action.
Revelation 5:8-13 depicts all creation—heaven, earth, and under the earth—praising the Lamb, a cosmic fulfillment of Isaiah's call for creation to sing for joy.
In Jeremiah 51:48, heavens and earth sing for joy over Babylon's fall—same cosmic praise for divine judgment.
In Zechariah 1:17, the LORD will again comfort Zion—directly echoing the comfort promised here.
In Revelation 12:12, the same call for heavens and earth to rejoice appears, now in context of God's victory over the devil.
In Revelation 18:20, the call to rejoice, O heaven, echoes this verse, now applied to God's judgment on Babylon.
In Psalm 148:9, mountains and hills are called to praise—echoing the same imagery of creation rejoicing.
Psalm 89:12 says mountains joyfully praise God, directly matching the 'mountains break into singing' here.
Psalm 69:34 directly parallels the call for heaven and earth to praise God, matching the cosmic rejoicing here.
Psalm 98:7 calls the sea and its creatures to roar praise—parallel to creation joining in joy here.
2 Thessalonians 2:17 prays for comfort and establishment in good work, a specific application of the comfort theme.
Psalm 97:1 calls the earth to rejoice because the Lord reigns—similar theme but different reason (reign vs. comfort).
Psalm 31:7 also rejoices in God's steadfast love for the afflicted, echoing the comfort theme here.
In Hosea 2:14, God speaks tenderly to Israel in the wilderness—parallel comfort for the afflicted.
2 Corinthians 7:6 shows God comforting the downcast through Titus, applying the same divine comfort in a new context.