Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 50:9 continues the same theme: God's nearness to vindicate, reinforcing the servant's confidence in divine help.
Isaiah 42:1 introduces the Servant whom God upholds — the same divine support the servant relies on here.
Isaiah 49:8 promises God's help and covenant role — reinforcing the servant's confidence in divine assistance here.
In Ezekiel 3:8, God makes Ezekiel's face hard against his opponents — directly parallel to the Servant's 'set my face like flint'.
In 1 Peter 4:16, believers are told not to be ashamed when suffering — directly echoing the 'no shame' promise of Isaiah 50:7.
Hebrews 13:6 echoes confidence in God's help — 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid' — directly mirroring the servant's trust here.
In Luke 9:51, Jesus sets his face toward Jerusalem — a direct echo of 'set my face like flint', showing his determination.
In Ezekiel 3:9, God makes Ezekiel's forehead harder than flint — an intensified echo of the resolve in Isaiah 50:7.
In Jeremiah 1:18, God makes Jeremiah an iron pillar and bronze walls — the same divine strengthening for prophetic mission as 'face like flint'.
Psalm 31:17 echoes the same plea against shame, 'let me not be put to shame,' reinforcing the theme of shame as a key concern.
In Philippians 1:20, Paul uses the same 'not be ashamed' language, expressing similar steadfast hope in God's help.
In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul again echoes this verse with 'I am not ashamed', showing the same trust despite suffering.
In Hebrews 12:2, Jesus 'despising the shame' fulfills the servant's determination to not be put to shame, prefiguring Christ's endurance.
Psalm 54:4 declares 'God is my helper,' nearly identical to the servant's claim that 'the Lord God helps me,' making a direct verbal parallel.
In Romans 1:16, Paul says he is not ashamed of the gospel — paralleling the Servant's confidence in not being put to shame.
Psalm 110:1 promises exaltation at God's right hand — a later vindication that echoes the servant's confidence here.
Psalm 89:21-27 describes God sustaining his anointed king — a foreshadowing of the servant's confidence in divine help here.