Isaiah 5:19

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Cross-references

Isaiah 5:12 Contrast

Isaiah 5:12 describes them ignoring God's deeds, while this woe has them sarcastically demanding to see them—opposite responses of unbelief.

In Isaiah 30:11, the rebellious say 'let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel,' mirroring the scoffing dismissal.

Isaiah 66:5 Parallel

Isaiah 66:5 records similar sarcastic taunts from those who hate God's people, saying 'Let the Lord be glorified' to mock them.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:4, they 'despised the Holy One of Israel,' the same rejection seen in this taunt.

Isaiah 28:15 records arrogant boasts of escaping judgment, mirroring the mockers' challenge to God's counsel in this woe.

Isaiah 29:15 pronounces woe on those who hide plans from God, paralleling the defiance in this verse who challenge His active involvement.

Isaiah 60:22 uses the same 'hasten'—God promises to act swiftly in His time, answering the mockers' demand for speed here.

Isaiah 3:8 Parallel

Isaiah 3:8 shows Jerusalem's speech against the Lord, echoing the defiant mockery of God's counsel in this woe.

Jeremiah 17:15 almost verbatim quotes the same challenge: 'Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come!'

2 Peter 3:4 Parallel

In 2 Peter 3:4, scoffers similarly ask 'Where is the promise of his coming?' mocking delayed judgment.

Amos 5:18 Parallel

Amos 5:18 pronounces woe on those who desire the day of the Lord, similar to the woe on those demanding God's action.

Ezekiel 12:27 has people saying prophecy is for far-off times, matching the ironic 'let Him make haste' in Isaiah 5:19.

Ezekiel 12:22 records the proverb that visions come to nothing, reflecting the same disbelief in imminent judgment.

In Ecclesiastes 8:11, delayed judgment emboldens evil, explaining why the scoffers here mock God's timing.

Amos 9:10 Parallel

Amos 9:10 condemns those who claim disaster will not come, echoing the defiant unbelief in this woe that challenges God's judgment.

Zephaniah 1:12 condemns the complacent who say God does nothing, paralleling the mockers here who challenge Him to act.

In Malachi 2:17, the same complaint is echoed: people say God approves evil and ask where His judgment is.

John 6:30 Parallel

In John 6:30, the crowd demands a sign from Jesus, mirroring the mockers' demand for God to hasten His work.

2 Peter 2:3 Contrast

2 Peter 2:3 affirms judgment does not linger, countering the mockers' taunt that God is slow. Direct contrast.

In Psalm 107:11, they 'spurned the counsel of the Most High,' exactly the attitude of the scoffers here.

In Deuteronomy 32:35, God declares judgment is at hand, directly answering the scoffers' taunt to hurry it up.

Ezekiel 11:3 has leaders saying judgment is not near, similar to the mockers here who sarcastically dare God to hurry—both deny imminence.

Jeremiah 5:12 shows people flatly denying that disaster will come, a more direct rejection than the sarcastic demand here.

Jeremiah 36:23 shows Jehoiakim burning the scroll, a physical rejection of prophecy analogous to the verbal mockery of God's word in this woe.