Isaiah 61:7
For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 35:10 promises everlasting joy for the ransomed – the same phrase used here for restored Zion.
Isaiah 40:2 mentions double for sin; here double portion replaces shame – a reversal from judgment to blessing.
In Isaiah 51:11, the redeemed return with everlasting joy and sorrow flees—directly echoing the everlasting joy and reversal of mourning in 61:7.
Isaiah 60:20 promises 'your days of sorrow will end'—directly linking to the everlasting joy that replaces sorrow in 61:7.
Isaiah 25:8 says God will wipe away tears and remove disgrace—directly paralleling the removal of shame and the joy that replaces it in 61:7.
Isaiah 29:22 promises Jacob will no longer be ashamed—a direct parallel to the reversal of shame in 61:7.
Isaiah 54:4 assures no shame or disgrace—the same promise of restored honor found in 61:7's double portion and rejoicing.
In Isaiah 60:15, the same reversal from forsakenness to eternal excellence mirrors the double honor replacing shame here.
Isaiah 65:13 contrasts the joy of God's servants with the shame of their oppressors, expanding the reversal here to a dual destiny.
Deuteronomy 21:17 establishes the double portion inheritance for the firstborn – applied here to God's restored people.
Job 42:10 shows Job receiving double after suffering – a pattern of restoration mirrored in this double portion promise.
Zechariah 9:12 promises double restoration to prisoners of hope – directly parallel to the double portion here.
Jeremiah 16:18 shows double repayment for iniquity — the opposite of the double honor and blessing promised here.
Zephaniah 3:19 promises praise and fame instead of shame for outcasts, closely matching the double honor replacing shame here.
Revelation 18:6 calls for double repayment of judgment on Babylon, opposite of the double blessing of honor and possession here.
Zephaniah 3:11 promises the removal of shame for the humble, paralleling the replacement of shame with double honor here.