Isaiah 59:6

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 5:7 Parallel

Isaiah 5:7 describes God looking for justice but finding bloodshed — exactly the violence mentioned in their hands here.

Isaiah 28:18-20 expands the inadequate covering metaphor — a short bed and narrow blanket, like the useless spider webs here.

Isaiah 57:12 declares that their works will not benefit them — directly echoing the futility of their deeds here.

Isaiah 64:6 Parallel

Isaiah 64:6 compares righteous acts to filthy rags — the same image of being unable to cover oneself with human efforts.

Isaiah 28:20 uses inadequate covering imagery (short bed, narrow blanket), paralleling the futile webs that cannot cover.

Isaiah 30:12-14 compares fragile trust to a bulging wall about to collapse — similar to the worthless spider webs that cannot cover.

Ezekiel 7:23 declares the land full of bloody crimes and violence, reinforcing Isaiah's picture of violent hands.

Revelation 3:18 offers white clothes to cover shameful nakedness — directly answering the inability to cover oneself seen here.

Romans 4:6-8 speaks of sins being covered by God's forgiveness — contrasting with human inability to cover themselves here.

Romans 3:20-22 teaches that no one is justified by works of the law — a direct development of the principle that human works cannot cover sin.

Habakkuk 1:2-4 laments violence and perverted justice, resonating with Isaiah's complaint about evil deeds.

Micah 6:12 Parallel

Micah 6:12 says the rich are full of violence and deceit, linking to Isaiah's 'acts of violence in their hands'.

Micah 2:8 Parallel

Micah 2:8 shows stripping robes from the peaceful, a concrete act of violence like those in Isaiah 59:6.

Micah 2:1-3 describes devising wickedness and seizing property, illustrating the evil deeds Isaiah condemns.

Amos 6:3 Parallel

Amos 6:3 warns those who bring near violence, aligning with Isaiah's description of violent acts.

Amos 3:10 Parallel

Amos 3:10 condemns storing up violence and robbery, matching the evil deeds and violence Isaiah highlights.

Ezekiel 7:11 portrays violence as a rod of wickedness, directly connecting to the acts of violence Isaiah condemns.

Jeremiah 6:7 describes violence and wickedness as fresh and pervasive, echoing Isaiah's indictment of evil deeds and violent hands.

Psalm 58:2 Parallel

Psalm 58:2 accuses the wicked of meting out violence with their hands — identical imagery to the acts of violence in their hands here.

Job 8:14 Allusion

Job 8:14 directly uses the same spider's web imagery — the godless person's confidence is as fragile as the webs described here.

Genesis 6:11 says the earth was full of violence before the flood — the same condition of pervasive violence that leads to judgment here.

Ezekiel 18:7 contrasts the righteous who cover the naked and avoid violence, opposite of the futile evil works here.

Genesis 3:7 Allusion

Genesis 3:7 shows Adam and Eve’s futile fig-leaf coverings—a direct parallel to the inadequate 'garments' of evil works.

Leviticus 6:4 requires restitution for violence and deceit, the very sins that make their works futile.

Zephaniah 1:9 also condemns violence and deceit, showing God judges the same sins.

Zephaniah 3:4 accuses prophets and priests of violence against the law, paralleling the violence here.

Revelation 3:17 exposes self‑deception of those who think they are rich but are naked — similar to the false security of their own works here.