Isaiah 51:13
And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
Cross-reference
Isaiah 8:13 commands to fear God alone — contrasting the fear of the oppressor denounced here.
In Isaiah 10:33, God lops off the proud like lofty trees — directly answering the fear of the oppressor in Isaiah 51:13.
In Isaiah 10:34, Lebanon falls before the Mighty One — the same divine power Isaiah 51:13 urges trusting instead of fearing the oppressor.
In Isaiah 14:16, the once-terrifying king of Babylon becomes a spectacle — the reversal Isaiah 51:13 implies about the oppressor's wrath.
Isaiah 57:11 also confronts those who fear others instead of remembering God — a parallel indictment.
In Isaiah 14:17, the same king who devastated the world is now powerless — reinforcing that the oppressor's wrath is temporary in Isaiah 51:13.
Isaiah 42:5 parallels the description of God stretching out the heavens and spreading the earth.
Isaiah 17:10 also rebukes forgetting God, using the same 'forgotten' language.
Isaiah 40:22 uses the same phrase 'stretched forth the heavens' describing God's creative power.
In Isaiah 37:36-38, God destroys the Assyrian army and king — a historical demonstration that the oppressor's wrath is futile, as questioned in Isaiah 51:13.
In Isaiah 33:18, the same 'where?' question is asked about the oppressor's officials — a clear parallel to Isaiah 51:13's 'where is the wrath of the oppressor?'
In Isaiah 7:4, the same prophet urges Ahaz not to fear two smoldering firebrands, mirroring the call to stop fearing the oppressor.
Isaiah 54:14 promises being far from oppression and no fear—directly reversing the fear of the oppressor here.
Isaiah 41:10 reassures 'fear not, I am with you'—the antidote to forgetting God and fearing the oppressor.
Isaiah 37:6 commands not to fear the Assyrian blasphemy, directly addressing the fear of the oppressor mentioned here.
In Isaiah 16:4, the destroyer comes to an end — echoing the hope in Isaiah 51:13 that the oppressor's wrath will not last.
Jeremiah 10:11 contrasts false gods who did not make the heavens/earth with the true Maker in Isaiah 51:13.
Jeremiah 10:12 directly parallels 'stretched out the heavens' and 'made the earth', affirming the same Creator.
Jeremiah 51:15 repeats the same creation formula as Jeremiah 10:12, reinforcing the image of God stretching the heavens.
Daniel 4:32 recounts Nebuchadnezzar's humiliation until he acknowledges God's rule — an example of a proud oppressor brought low by the Maker.
Exodus 14:10-13 shows Israel fearing Pharaoh's army — a prototype of the fear of the oppressor that God rebukes.
Psalm 102:26 contrasts by saying the heavens will perish, while Isaiah 51:13 focuses on God as their enduring Maker.
In Esther 7:10, Haman is hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai — a vivid example of the oppressor's fury recoiling on himself.
Job 9:8 echoes the same phrase 'stretched out the heavens', emphasizing God's sole creative power.
Job 20:5-9 declares the wicked's triumph is short-lived; they vanish like a dream, mirroring the temporary fury of the oppressor in the main verse.
Psalm 9:6 says the enemy's cities and memory perish forever — reinforcing that the oppressor's destruction is final, not his threat.
Psalm 9:7 contrasts the eternal Lord with the perishing enemy, showing why the oppressor's fury is no cause for fear.
Psalm 37:36 shows the wicked suddenly gone — directly answering 'where is the fury of the oppressor?' with the oppressor's disappearance.
Psalm 104:2 uses 'stretching out the heavens like a tent', a close parallel to the imagery in Isaiah 51:13.
Psalm 76:10 asserts God uses human wrath for His praise and restrains the remainder — proving the oppressor's fury is under divine control.
Psalm 102:25 directly parallels 'laid the foundation of the earth' and 'heavens are the work of your hands'.
Zechariah 12:1 echoes the exact creation description 'stretched forth the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth'—reinforcing the divine power forgotten by the fearful.
Genesis 1:1 records the creation of heavens and earth by the very Maker Israel forgot in Isaiah 51:13.
In Daniel 3:18, Shadrach and friends refuse to worship the king despite threat of fire—a living example of not fearing the oppressor, directly contrasting the fear rebuked in Isaiah.
Hebrews 1:10 quotes Psalm 102:25 about God laying the earth's foundation—directly parallels the creation language in Isaiah, affirming God as the maker forgotten by the fearful.
1 Samuel 15:24 shows Saul fearing the people instead of God — exactly the sin Isaiah 51:13 condemns.
1 Samuel 17:11 describes Israel's fear of Goliath — a direct example of the oppressive fear Isaiah rebukes.
In 2 Kings 19:6, Isaiah tells Hezekiah not to fear Assyria's blasphemy, echoing the same command against fearing the oppressor.
In Nehemiah 4:14, the people are told not to fear enemies but remember the Lord, directly countering the forgetfulness and fear denounced in Isaiah.
Job 8:13 describes the fate of those who forget God, matching Isaiah's rebuke of forgetting the Lord who made heaven and earth.
Job 35:10 asks 'Where is God my maker?' echoing Isaiah's complaint that people forget their Maker who stretched out the heavens.
Psalm 50:22 directly warns those who forget God, reinforcing Isaiah's condemnation of forgetting the Lord and fearing human oppressors.
Psalm 56:11 declares trust in God so that one will not fear what man can do, directly countering the fear of the oppressor in Isaiah.
Exodus 14:29 is the Red Sea crossing — a key deliverance Israel is forgetting, as the context of Isaiah 51:9-11 recalls.
Jeremiah 2:32 uses imagery of forgetting, like a bride her attire, for God's people forgetting Him.
Jeremiah 27:5 echoes God as creator of earth, reinforcing the same truth that should end fear of human oppressors.
Job 37:18 uses 'spread out the skies' imagery, challenging humans to emulate God's creative act.