Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 51:8 repeats the contrast: earthly things perish like a garment, but God's righteousness endures forever — a direct parallel within the same chapter.
Isaiah 34:4 uses the same imagery of heavens dissolving and rolling up like a scroll, reinforcing the cosmic dissolution here.
Isaiah 50:9 uses the same 'grow old like a garment' metaphor for enemies, paralleling the earth's decay here.
Isaiah 54:10 uses the same contrast: mountains depart but God's steadfast love endures, like heavens vanish but salvation lasts.
Isaiah 40:26 also commands 'lift up your eyes' to consider God's creative power — setting the stage for the contrast with creation's transience in 51:6.
Isaiah 45:17 declares Israel's salvation is everlasting, reinforcing this promise that God's salvation will be forever.
Psalm 102:26 echoes the 'grow old like a garment' imagery for creation, contrasting with God's permanence — a direct parallel.
Revelation 6:14 pictures the sky rolling up like a scroll, directly echoing the cosmic collapse imagery found here and in Isaiah 34.
2 Peter 3:10-12 describes heavens and earth dissolved by fire, echoing the cosmic dissolution theme here with greater detail.
Matthew 24:35 echoes the passing of heaven and earth, contrasting with Christ's enduring words, similar to the contrast here with God's salvation.
Matthew 5:18 says heaven and earth will pass away but the Law endures, directly paralleling Isaiah's contrast.
Mark 13:31 states heaven and earth will pass away but Jesus' words will not, closely echoing Isaiah's promise.
Luke 16:17 says it's easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the law to fail, aligning with Isaiah's enduring salvation.
In Luke 21:33, Jesus echoes this same contrast: heaven and earth pass away, but God's words endure forever.
2 Peter 3:7 describes heavens and earth stored for fire, directly paralleling Isaiah's depiction of cosmic dissolution.
Hebrews 8:13 uses 'vanish away' to describe the old covenant, paralleling Isaiah's heavens vanishing, highlighting what is temporary.
Job 14:12 notes that man lies dead until the heavens are no more—echoing the transient heavens here, but with a focus on death's duration.
Psalm 103:17 emphasizes God's steadfast love and righteousness from everlasting to everlasting, paralleling the enduring righteousness here.