Isaiah 49:19

For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 49:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 49:8, God promises to restore desolate land; here the result: the land becomes too small for its inhabitants.

Isaiah 49:17 sets up the removal of destroyers, leading directly to the overcrowding in verse 19.

Isaiah 49:26 describes the violent judgment on oppressors, fulfilling the promise in verse 19 that enemies will be removed.

Isaiah 49:25 promises deliverance from oppressors, supporting the 'those who swallowed you up will be far away' in verse 19.

Isaiah 51:3 Parallel

Isaiah 51:3 promises comfort for waste places and a transformation like Eden, directly echoing the restoration of desolate land in Isaiah 49:19.

Isaiah 54:1 Parallel

Isaiah 54:1 calls the barren to sing because the desolate will have more children, mirroring the crowded restoration from desolation in Isaiah 49:19.

Isaiah 54:2 Parallel

Isaiah 54:2 commands enlarging the tent to accommodate the many children, directly responding to the overcrowding of the restored land in Isaiah 49:19.

Isaiah 54:3 Parallel

Isaiah 54:3 promises spreading out to inhabit desolate cities, directly fulfilling the crowded land and restoration in Isaiah 49:19.

Zechariah 10:10 uses the same 'no room' imagery for regathered Israel, directly paralleling Isaiah 49:19's promise of overcrowding.

Zechariah 2:4 echoes the promise of Jerusalem's population explosion, mirroring the 'too narrow' image from Isaiah 49:19.

Ezekiel 36:9-15 explicitly promises multiplied people and rebuilt waste places, a detailed parallel to the overcrowded restoration in Isaiah 49:19.

Jeremiah 33:10 describes waste places without inhabitants being restored, directly matching the desolation-then-population in Isaiah 49:19.

Jeremiah 30:19 promises multiplied people and thanksgivings, reinforcing the population growth that makes the land too crowded in Isaiah 49:19.

In Jeremiah 30:16, the promise that devourers will be devoured reinforces the removal of swallowers in Isaiah 49:19.

Hosea 1:10 Parallel

Hosea 1:10 promises countless children like sand, echoing the population explosion that makes the land too crowded in Isaiah 49:19.

Zechariah 10:8 Related theme

Zechariah 10:8 promises God will gather his people so they are as many as before — reversing the desolation that made the land too narrow in 49:19.

Jeremiah 51:44 describes God taking what Babylon swallowed, echoing the promise that those who swallowed Israel will be removed.

Ezekiel 36:3 recalls Israel being swallowed by nations, the past desolation that Isaiah 49:19 promises to reverse.

Jeremiah 30:18 promises restored cities and dwellings, paralleling the rebuilding of waste places that leads to overcrowding in Isaiah 49:19.

Hosea 1:11 Parallel

Hosea 1:11 speaks of gathering Israel and Judah together, contributing to the repopulation of the land implied in Isaiah 49:19.

Psalm 124:3 Parallel

Psalm 124:3 uses the same 'swallowed up' imagery for enemy attack, recalling the condition from which Isaiah 49:19 promises deliverance.

Jeremiah 33:11 Related theme

Jeremiah 33:11 adds sounds of joy and thanksgiving to the restored land, complementing the crowded restoration scene in Isaiah 49:19.