Isaiah 6:13
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 1:9 speaks of a few survivors left by God—the same remnant concept as the 'holy seed' in 6:13.
Isaiah 4:3 describes those left in Zion as holy—directly parallel to the 'holy seed' in 6:13, the faithful remnant.
In Isaiah 10:20-22, the same remnant promise unfolds: a tenth returns, the remnant of Jacob, fulfilling the 'holy seed' from the stump.
Isaiah 7:3 introduces Shear-Jashub meaning 'a remnant shall return'—directly naming the remnant concept from Isaiah 6:13.
Isaiah 10:22 explicitly states 'only a remnant will return'—a direct echo of the remnant promise in Isaiah 6:13.
Isaiah 24:13 compares the remnant to gleanings after harvest—a parallel agricultural image to the stump in Isaiah 6:13.
Isaiah 27:6 describes Israel taking root and blossoming—a fulfillment of the stump becoming a fruitful holy seed.
In Isaiah 30:17, the same remnant theme appears: survivors left like a lonely flagstaff on a hill, echoing the stump of a felled tree.
In Isaiah 37:31, the remnant of Judah takes root and bears fruit, directly continuing the tree-stump imagery of a surviving holy seed.
Isaiah 65:8's 'Do not destroy it, for a blessing is in it' echoes the preservation of the holy seed from Isaiah 6:13—the tenth that remains.
In Isaiah 1:29-30, oaks wither as judgment for idolatry—contrasting the stump in 6:13 that retains life and hope after judgment.
In Isaiah 65:8, the cluster of grapes preserved for blessing parallels the 'holy seed' kept in the stump—both depict a remnant saved from judgment.
Romans 11:24 uses the olive tree metaphor: branches cut off and grafted back. The stump/root of Isaiah represents the holy remnant that sustains the tree.
In Romans 11:16-29, Paul expands the remnant into the olive tree with a holy root—directly building on the stump and holy seed imagery.
In Romans 11:5, Paul directly applies the remnant concept from Isaiah 6:13—the 'holy seed' now seen as the elect by grace.
In Job 14:7-9, a cut tree can sprout again—using the same stump imagery to picture hope after destruction, like the holy seed.
Ezra 9:2 uses the exact phrase 'holy seed' for Israel's faithful remnant, directly echoing Isaiah's term for the stump that remains.
In Genesis 22:18, the seed of Abraham is promised to bless all nations. Isaiah's holy seed is that same line, surviving judgment to fulfill the promise.
In Ezekiel 6:8, God explicitly says 'I will leave a remnant' that escapes the sword, paralleling the preserved tenth.
In Ezekiel 12:16, a few men are left alive to declare God's abominations among the nations, a remnant like the holy seed.
In Ezekiel 14:22, a remnant is brought forth to comfort those who see their ways, echoing the survivor remnant theme.
In Micah 4:7, God makes the halted a remnant and a strong nation, picking up the promise of a surviving holy seed.
In Zephaniah 3:13, the remnant of Israel is righteous and secure, fulfilling the hope of a purified holy seed.
In Zechariah 13:9, a third part is refined through fire as a remnant, echoing the holy seed preserved from judgment.
Genesis 18:26 shows God sparing Sodom for the sake of a few righteous. Isaiah's holy seed is that same preserving remnant — a small faithful core.
Romans 9:29 echoes the remnant concept—God preserving a 'seed'—though quoting Isaiah 1:9, it parallels the holy seed of Isaiah 6:13.
In Jeremiah 3:14, God gathers a remnant 'one of a city, two of a family', mirroring the idea of a small preserved tenth.
John 15:1-3 describes pruning where unfruitful branches are cut away but fruitful ones remain — mirroring the cut-down tree with its stump surviving.