Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 45:8 directly parallels with 'earth open that righteousness may sprout' — same imagery and promise.
In Isaiah 55:10, rain makes the earth sprout, the same agricultural metaphor for God's work causing growth.
Isaiah 44:4 says people will spring up like grass and willows, directly matching the sprouting metaphor here for God's blessing and restoration.
Isaiah 62:7 calls for Jerusalem to become a praise in the earth, echoing the sprouting of praise before all nations in 61:11.
In Isaiah 58:11, the righteous are like a well-watered garden, a similar image of spiritual flourishing.
Psalm 85:11 says faithfulness springs from the ground — directly parallel to the sprouting of righteousness here, both using earth's emergence.
1 Peter 2:9 describes believers as chosen to proclaim God's excellencies — the fulfillment of righteousness and praise springing up among the nations.
Psalm 72:7 prays for the righteous to flourish and peace to abound — directly parallel to the sprouting of righteousness in a messianic context.
In Philippians 1:11, 'fruit of righteousness' leads to 'glory and praise of God' — echoing Isaiah's combination of righteousness and praise springing up.
In Mark 4:28, the same seed-growth process illustrates the kingdom — first blade, then ear, then full grain. Both depict God's gradual, organic work.
In 1 Corinthians 3:6, Paul says he planted and Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Both emphasize that God causes the increase in spiritual growth.
In 1 Corinthians 3:9, believers are called God's field — the same farming metaphor as Isaiah's garden. Both depict God working through cultivation.
In 1 Corinthians 15:38, God gives each seed its own body — mirroring Isaiah's idea that God causes what is sown to spring up. Both stress divine sovereignty in growth.