Isaiah 65:18

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 49:13, the same call to joy is tied to God comforting his afflicted people, echoing the new creation theme.

In Isaiah 51:11, the ransomed return to Zion with everlasting joy and gladness, directly mirroring the rejoicing in Jerusalem.

In Isaiah 52:7-10, the good news of salvation brings singing and joy as God redeems Jerusalem, amplifying the same gladness.

In Isaiah 66:10-14, rejoicing with Jerusalem is commanded—a direct extension of the joy created in the new Jerusalem.

Isaiah 66:13 echoes the same promise of comfort and joy in Jerusalem, using the image of a mother's comfort.

Isaiah 30:19 promises no more weeping in Zion—closely parallel to the joy and gladness created for Jerusalem here.

Isaiah 44:23 calls the heavens and earth to sing for the Lord's redemption — this parallels the call to rejoice in the new creation here.

In Zephaniah 3:14, the call to sing and exult over Jerusalem echoes the same rejoicing for God's new creation.

In Revelation 19:1-6, the great multitude shouts 'Hallelujah' because God reigns—a direct parallel to the gladness of the new Jerusalem.

In Zechariah 9:9, rejoicing over Zion's coming king amplifies the gladness for Jerusalem that God creates.

Zechariah 2:10 calls Zion to sing and rejoice because God will dwell in her midst, mirroring the joy over Jerusalem's new creation.

John 16:22 Parallel

John 16:22 promises that sorrow will turn to joy that no one can take away, echoing the permanent joy of the new creation in Isaiah 65:18.

2 Corinthians 5:17 applies the 'new creation' concept to believers in Christ, directly building on the promise of new heavens and new earth in Isaiah 65:18.

Jeremiah 31:13 also promises turning mourning into joy and gladness, directly paralleling the new creation joy in Isaiah 65:18.

Revelation 21:4 directly echoes the promise of no weeping or pain from Isaiah 65:19, fulfilling the new creation vision.

Zechariah 14:2 depicts Jerusalem being besieged and taken — in stark contrast to the joyful, restored Jerusalem of Isaiah 65:18.

Galatians 4:26 contrasts the present Jerusalem with the 'Jerusalem above' — the heavenly counterpart to the new Jerusalem God creates in Isaiah 65:18.