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 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 records similar sarcastic taunts from those who hate God's people, saying 'Let the Lord be glorified' to mock them.
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 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!'
In 2 Peter 3:4, scoffers similarly ask 'Where is the promise of his coming?' mocking delayed judgment.
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 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.
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 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.