Isaiah 65:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Cross-reference
Isaiah 61:7 also promises reversal of shame to joy for God's servants, echoing the positive side of the contrast in 65:13.
Isaiah 66:5 similarly contrasts the joy of the faithful with the shame of their persecutors, mirroring the same theme.
Isaiah 66:14 continues the theme: servants rejoice and flourish while enemies face God's indignation.
Isaiah 3:11 directly parallels the woe to the wicked—retribution for their deeds matches the hunger, thirst, and shame in 65:13.
In Isaiah 49:9, God's people are fed and led to pasture — paralleling the promise that servants will eat and be satisfied.
Isaiah 14:30 contrasts the needy feeding safely with the oppressor's famine, similar to the reversal of plenty and judgment.
Luke 16:25 presents a reversal: Lazarus comforted and the rich man in anguish — matching the contrast in Isaiah 65:13 between servants rejoicing and rebels shamed.
Luke 16:24 depicts the rich man tormented by thirst in Hades — fulfilling the 'you shall be thirsty' aspect of Isaiah 65:13 for the wicked.
Luke 14:24 states that those who refused the invitation will not taste the banquet — directly parallel to Isaiah 65:13 where rebels go hungry while servants eat.
Daniel 12:2 presents a similar eschatological division: some to everlasting life, others to shame — echoing the contrast in 65:13.
Revelation 7:16 explicitly promises no more hunger or thirst, directly fulfilling the blessing on God's servants in Isaiah.
Luke 6:25 pronounces woe on the full and laughing, aligning with Isaiah's 'you shall be hungry' for the wicked.
Luke 6:21 promises the hungry will be satisfied and the weeping will laugh, directly echoing the reversal for God's servants in Isaiah.
In Micah 6:14, the disobedient eat but are not satisfied — same judgment motif as the rebels' hunger here.
In Hosea 4:10, the unfaithful eat but are not satisfied — a direct parallel to the rebels' hunger here while servants eat.
Proverbs 13:25 parallels the contrast between righteous satisfaction and wicked want, mirroring the reversal for God's servants and rebels.
Psalm 109:28 directly pairs shame on enemies and rejoicing for the servant, exactly mirroring Isaiah's contrast.
Malachi 3:18 promises a clear distinction between those who serve God and those who don't — the same separation seen in Isaiah 65:13 between servants and rebels.
In Ezekiel 35:14, Edom is desolate while earth rejoices — a parallel contrast where the wicked are desolate and the righteous rejoice.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 affirms it will be well for those who fear God, echoing the blessing on God's servants versus the wicked.
Psalm 112:10 describes the wicked's frustration, reflecting the fate of those opposed to God's servants in Isaiah.
Psalm 37:19 says the righteous are not ashamed and have abundance in famine — matching the reversal in Isaiah 65:13 where servants rejoice.
Psalm 34:10 promises that those who seek God lack no good thing — similar to Isaiah 65:13 where God's servants eat while rebels hunger.
Exodus 10:23 contrasts darkness for Egyptians with light for Israel, a similar divine separation as the blessing/judgment in 65:13.
Exodus 9:4 shows God making a distinction between Israel and Egypt, a precedent for the separation of servants and enemies in 65:13.