Isaiah 64:9

Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 63:19 laments being cut off from God's rule, setting up the plea in 64:9 that they are still His people despite judgment.

Psalm 79:5–9 asks how long God’s anger will last and begs for atonement, directly paralleling the plea for mercy.

Lamentations 5:20 laments God forgetting them forever, paralleling Isaiah’s fear of being abandoned in wrath.

Jeremiah 10:24 asks for correction in justice, not anger, echoing Isaiah’s request that God not be terribly angry.

Jeremiah 3:12 records God’s promise not to be angry forever, answering the very plea Isaiah makes.

Micah 7:18 Parallel

Micah 7:18 declares God does not retain anger forever but delights in steadfast love, directly affirming Isaiah’s hope.

Habakkuk 3:2 cries 'in wrath remember mercy,' directly paralleling Isaiah’s appeal for God to relent in anger.

Psalm 74:2 Parallel

Psalm 74:2 urges God to remember His redeemed congregation, matching Isaiah’s plea that they are His people.

Psalm 74:1 Parallel

Psalm 74:1 questions why God’s anger smolders against His people, reflecting the same concern over lasting wrath.

Psalm 38:1 Parallel

Psalm 38:1 repeats the same plea not to be disciplined in anger, paralleling Isaiah’s request for God to relent.

Psalm 6:1 Parallel

In Psalm 6:1, the psalmist pleads not to be rebuked in anger, echoing the same cry for mercy from divine wrath.

Malachi 1:4 Contrast

Malachi 1:4 declares God's perpetual indignation against Edom, contrasting with Isaiah's plea for God not to be angry forever with His own people.

In Jeremiah 3:5, the question 'Will he retain his anger forever?' echoes Isaiah's plea for God's anger not to last.

Joel 2:17 Parallel

In Joel 2:17, the priests plead 'Spare your people' – a parallel call for God to relent from judgment.

Daniel 9:19 Parallel

In Daniel 9:19, Daniel begs God to hear and forgive – the same urgent intercession for God to act on behalf of his people.

Zechariah 1:12 echoes this plea: the angel asks how long God's anger against Jerusalem will last, mirroring the cry for mercy.

Daniel 9:16 Parallel

In Daniel 9:16, Daniel asks God to turn away his anger from Jerusalem – a very similar plea for mercy on the people.

In Jeremiah 14:21, the prophet pleads for God not to spurn them and to remember his covenant – similar intercession for mercy.

1 Kings 8:51 calls Israel 'Your people and Your inheritance' from Egypt—a key parallel to Isaiah's argument that they remain God's people.

Psalm 85:5 Parallel

In Psalm 85:5, the same rhetorical question asks if God will be angry forever, mirroring Isaiah's plea.

Psalm 79:8 Parallel

In Psalm 79:8, the psalmist makes the identical plea for God not to remember former iniquities, showing a repeated prayer pattern.

Psalm 25:7 Parallel

Psalm 25:7 pleads 'Do not remember the sins of my youth'—a striking verbal and thematic parallel to Isaiah's request not to remember iniquity.

Nehemiah 1:10 repeats the same claim—'Your servants and Your people, whom You redeemed'—reinforcing Isaiah's basis for mercy.

Psalm 78:62 Contrast

In Psalm 78:62, God vents his wrath on his people – a historical example of the judgment Isaiah pleads to avert.