Isaiah 59:13
In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 59:4 immediately precedes: 'they speak lies, conceive mischief' — directly parallel to 'conceiving and uttering lying words'.
In Isaiah 32:6, the fool utters error concerning the LORD — the same kind of lying speech from the heart that denies God.
In Isaiah 48:8, Israel is called a rebel from birth, dealing treacherously — the same pattern of denying and turning from God.
Isaiah 31:6 calls Israel to turn from their deep revolt — the same rebellion described in Isaiah 59:13, but with a call to repentance.
Jeremiah 3:20 uses marital unfaithfulness as an image of departing from God, directly mirroring the departure language in Isaiah 59:13.
Hosea 7:13 states 'they speak lies against me' — directly echoing the 'utter lies from the heart' and rebellion in Isaiah 59:13.
Hosea 11:12 says Ephraim surrounds God with lies and deceit — a vivid parallel to the lying speech described in Isaiah 59:13.
Ezekiel 6:9 speaks of a heart that has departed from God and turned to idols, matching the departing and false words in Isaiah 59:13.
In Matthew 12:34-36, Jesus teaches that evil speech flows from an evil heart and will be judged—echoing the lying words conceived in the heart here.
Jeremiah 32:40 promises that in the new covenant, God's people will not depart from Him—contrasting with the confession of departure in Isaiah 59:13.
Jeremiah 17:13 explicitly links forsaking God with being written in the earth, reinforcing the confession of departure in Isaiah 59:13.
Mark 7:22 lists deceit and slander—specific fruits of the evil heart that directly match the oppression and lying words here.
Acts 5:3 shows Ananias lying to the Holy Spirit — a NT example of the heart-deceit and lying to God confessed in Isaiah 59:13.
Jeremiah 9:2-6 exposes pervasive lying and deceit among the people, closely matching the falsehood and oppression spoken in Isaiah 59:13.
Jeremiah 5:23 describes a rebellious heart that has revolted and departed, directly paralleling the rebellion and departure in Isaiah 59:13.
Acts 5:4 calls Ananias' lie 'contrived in your heart' — directly echoing the 'conceiving lies from the heart' in Isaiah 59:13.
Jeremiah 2:19-21 warns that apostasy brings punishment and shows the noble vine turned degenerate, echoing the rebellion in Isaiah 59:13.
Jeremiah 2:13 describes forsaking the fountain of living waters for broken cisterns, paralleling the departure from God in Isaiah 59:13.
Romans 3:13-14 quotes Psalms about deceitful tongues and bitter cursing, reinforcing the same pattern of sinful speech condemned here.
In Psalm 78:36, they flattered God with their mouths but lied with their tongues — the same pattern of insincere, lying speech.
Psalm 18:21 claims David has not wickedly departed from God — a direct contrast to the confession of turning away in Isaiah 59:13.
Hebrews 3:12 warns against an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God, echoing the OT confession in Isaiah 59:13.
James 3:6 expands on the tongue’s destructive fire—exactly the kind of evil speech described here as oppression and lying words.
Leviticus 6:2 forbids deceiving and oppressing a neighbor—the very sins of speech and action described here as transgression.
In Habakkuk 1:4, law is paralyzed and justice perverted — the same result as the lying words and rebellion described here.
In Hosea 10:4, empty oaths and false speech similarly lead to corrupt judgment — matching the lying words and oppression here.
Psalm 140:3 sharpens the image of deceitful speech — tongues like serpents with venom, matching 'conceiving and uttering lying words'.
Jeremiah 9:3 depicts tongues bent like bows for falsehood — a vivid parallel to the lying words confessed in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 9:5 says 'everyone deceives his neighbor, no one speaks the truth' — mirroring Isaiah's confession of lying speech.
James 1:15 uses the same 'conceive' metaphor to describe sin’s origin—desire giving birth to sin, mirroring the conception of lies here.
Jeremiah 3:10 reveals Judah's pretended return — mirroring the deceit and turning away confessed in Isaiah 59:13.
Jeremiah 42:20 exposes the people's false promise to obey — matching the 'utter lies from the heart' in Isaiah 59:13.
In Matthew 15:11, Jesus teaches that what comes out of the mouth defiles — directly connecting to the lying words conceived here.
Mark 7:21 identifies the heart as the source of all evil, grounding the lying and rebellion described here in internal corruption.
Genesis 34:13 records Jacob’s sons speaking deceitfully to Shechem—a concrete narrative example of the lying words condemned here.
Hosea 6:7 compares Israel's transgression to Adam's covenant-breaking — parallel to the rebellion and turning away in Isaiah 59:13.
Psalm 14:3 broadens the indictment: all humanity has turned aside and become corrupt, echoing Isaiah's confession of rebellion.
In Malachi 2:8, turning aside from the way and corrupting the covenant matches the denial of the LORD and revolt here.
In Zephaniah 3:1, the rebellious, defiled, oppressing city mirrors the transgression and oppression spoken of here.
Daniel 9:5 offers a similar confession: 'we have sinned, turned aside from your commandments' — matching 'transgressing and turning away from God'.
In Amos 6:12, justice turned to poison parallels the revolt and false speech that corrupts society here.
In Amos 5:11, trampling the poor is the concrete oppression that matches the 'speaking oppression' condemned here.
In Amos 5:7, justice is turned to wormwood — echoing the oppression and revolt spoken of here, a perversion of righteousness.
Hosea 4:1 declares no faithfulness or knowledge of God in the land — paralleling the denial and turning away in Isaiah.