Isaiah 65:21

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 62:8 Parallel

Isaiah 62:8 promises enemies will not consume your grain—the same blessing of enjoying your own harvest seen here.

In Isaiah 17:10, planting pleasant plants leads to no enjoyment because of forgetting God — opposite of the blessing here.

Leviticus 26:16 curses that enemies will eat your crops—the direct opposite of this blessing of eating your own.

Deuteronomy 28:30-33 lists curses: build but not dwell, plant but not enjoy—reversed in this promise.

Judges 6:1-6 shows enemies destroying crops so Israel sowed but had no food—the opposite of this secure harvest.

Amos 9:14 Parallel

In Amos 9:14, the same promise of building houses and planting vineyards appears in a restoration context for Israel.

Jeremiah 31:5 says planters will enjoy the fruit—virtually the same promise of eating what you plant here.

Zephaniah 1:13 foretells building houses but not inhabiting — the opposite of this promised security.

Micah 6:15 Contrast

Micah 6:15 says you will sow but not reap — a curse contrasting with this promise of enjoying vineyards.

Amos 5:11 Contrast

Amos 5:11 describes the curse of building but not dwelling — the direct opposite of this blessing of enjoying what you build.

In Ezekiel 28:26, the same promise of building houses and planting vineyards appears in a restoration context for Israel.

In Jeremiah 6:12, houses are turned over to others — the opposite of building and dwelling in them as promised.

In Ecclesiastes 3:13, enjoying the good of one's labor as God's gift parallels the promise of eating what you plant.

Psalm 128:2 Parallel

In Psalm 128:2, eating the labor of your hands with happiness is the same blessing for those who fear God.

Judges 6:3 Contrast

In Judges 6:3, enemies destroy crops after sowing — the opposite of enjoying what you plant as promised here.

Leviticus 25:19 Related theme

In Leviticus 25:19, a similar promise of dwelling safely and eating the land's fruit is given as covenant blessing for obedience.

Hosea 2:15 Related theme

In Hosea 2:15, God gives vineyards as a sign of restoration — similar but without the building houses part.

Joel 2:19 Related theme

Joel 2:19 promises grain, wine, and oil — restoration of agricultural abundance similar to building houses and planting vineyards here.