Isaiah 64:12

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 42:14, God declares He has held His peace but will now act — directly answering the plea in 64:12 for God to stop refraining.

Isaiah 63:18 Historical context

Isaiah 63:18 gives the immediate context: the sanctuary is trampled, explaining why the cry of verse 12 is made.

Isaiah 65:6 Contrast

In Isaiah 65:6, God responds directly, saying He will not keep silent but will repay—contrasting the plea to act.

Psalm 74:11 Parallel

Psalm 74:11 asks why God withdraws His hand — directly paralleling the cry in 64:12 for God to stop refraining and act.

Zechariah 1:12 echoes the same 'how long' plea for mercy after Jerusalem's seventy years of indignation.

Psalm 79:5 Parallel

Psalm 79:5 asks 'How long, LORD?' regarding His anger — a similar lament of prolonged divine inaction as in 64:12.

In Psalm 89:46-51, the psalmist similarly asks how long God's anger will burn and pleads for Him to remember His servant's reproach.

Daniel 9:18 Parallel

In Daniel 9:18, Daniel similarly begs God to see their desolation and act, not for righteousness but for mercy.

Habakkuk 1:13 complains that God holds His tongue while the wicked devour, using the same image of divine silence.

In Revelation 6:10, martyrs cry 'how long' for judgment, mirroring this plea for God to stop withholding action.

Psalm 10:1 Parallel

Psalm 10:1 asks why God stands afar and hides — echoing the same cry of apparent divine inaction in 64:12.

Psalm 74:10 Parallel

Psalm 74:10 laments the enemy's ongoing reproach, asking 'how long?' — paralleling the plea in 64:12 for God to stop refraining.

Psalm 80:4 Parallel

Psalm 80:4 asks how long God will be angry at their prayers — echoing the frustration in 64:12 over God's apparent silence.

Mark 4:38 Parallel

In Mark 4:38, the disciples ask Jesus 'carest thou not?', a similar desperate cry for help in distress.