Isaiah 49:18
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 49:12, people come from afar; this directly precedes and expands the gathering theme of verse 18, showing the scope of the return.
In Isaiah 49:22, God beckons nations to bring children, directly fulfilling the gathering and adornment imagery of verse 18.
In Isaiah 43:5-6, God gathers children from all directions—a clear parallel to the universal gathering in Isaiah 49:18, reinforcing the promise.
Isaiah 43:6 commands the north and south to release God's children—same promise of gathering dispersed exiles from every direction.
In Isaiah 60:4, almost identical wording 'Lift up your eyes... all assemble' directly echoes the gathering scene of Isaiah 49:18, reinforcing the promise.
Isaiah 60:5-11 includes 'bringing your sons from afar' (60:9)—directly echoes the gathering of children adorning Zion.
Isaiah 61:10 also uses bride-adornment imagery for salvation; both verses depict God clothing His people as a bride.
Isaiah 66:20 shows people brought from all nations to Jerusalem—strong parallel to the gathering of children in 49:18.
Isaiah 62:5 compares God's joy over Zion to a bridegroom with a bride; this verse uses bride adorning herself with people.
Isaiah 54:3 promises Israel's expansion to the right and left; this verse promises people gathering like ornaments for restoration.
Revelation 21:2 shows the new Jerusalem as a bride adorned for her husband, echoing the restoration bride imagery here.
In Genesis 22:16, God swears by Himself to Abraham; the same 'As I live' oath here guarantees Israel's restoration.
Jeremiah 31:8 promises God will gather His people from the ends of the earth—same restoration theme of ingathering from afar.
Matthew 24:31 depicts angels gathering the elect from everywhere, echoing the gathering of Zion's children—a typological fulfillment.
John 11:52 says Jesus will gather scattered children of God—direct parallel to the gathering of Israel depicted here.
Numbers 14:21 contains the same divine oath 'as I live', linking God's glory to His promise of gathering Israel.
Hebrews 6:13-18 reflects on God's unchangeable oath to Abraham, which underlies the promise of gathering in this verse.
Jeremiah 2:32 contrasts Israel forgetting God despite ornaments; Isaiah 49:18 promises they will wear them again. Thematic parallel.
In Jeremiah 3:17, all nations gather to Jerusalem as the Lord's throne—similar gathering imagery of peoples to Zion.
1 Kings 17:1 has Elijah swearing 'as the LORD lives'; here God Himself swears 'as I live'. Similar oath formula.
Ezekiel 16:61 speaks of God giving daughters to Jerusalem—restoration and gathering like a bride adorning herself with children.