Isaiah 65:23

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 61:9 Parallel

Isaiah 61:9 promises that descendants of the blessed will be recognized – directly paralleling the blessing on offspring here.

Isaiah 49:4 Contrast

Isaiah 49:4 laments laboring in vain – the very outcome Isaiah 65:23 promises will not happen for God's people.

Isaiah 45:25 says all the seed of Israel will be justified in the LORD — reinforcing the promised blessing on the seed here.

Isaiah 55:2 Related theme

Isaiah 55:2 warns against labor that does not satisfy, echoing the promise here that God's people will not labor in vain.

Isaiah 19:25 declares Egypt, Assyria, and Israel blessed — expanding the concept of who the 'blessed of the LORD' includes.

Genesis 17:7 Historical context

Genesis 17:7 establishes an everlasting covenant with Abraham's offspring — directly tying to the blessed descendants here.

1 Corinthians 15:58 echoes 'labor not in vain' with resurrection hope — reinforcing the same promise in a NT context.

Acts 2:39 Allusion

In Acts 2:39, the promise is for you and your children — directly mirroring Isaiah's 'their offspring with them' as covenantal blessing.

Haggai 1:6 Contrast

Haggai 1:6 describes sowing much but harvesting little — the very futility Isaiah 65:23 promises will cease.

In Hosea 9:11-14, the opposite curse appears: Ephraim's glory flees, no birth or children — contrasting the promised blessed offspring here.

Deuteronomy 28:38-42 lists curses of sowing much but reaping little – the vain labor that Isaiah 65:23 promises will not happen.

Leviticus 26:29 describes a curse of eating one's own children – the opposite of the promise here that children will not be born for calamity.

Leviticus 26:22 describes children being taken by wild beasts as punishment – the very calamity Isaiah 65:23 promises will not happen.

Leviticus 26:20 threatens that strength will be spent in vain – the opposite of the promise here that God's people will not labor in vain.

Psalm 25:13 Parallel

Psalm 25:13 promises the seed will inherit the earth — echoing the blessing on offspring in this verse.

Jeremiah 51:58 says Babylon's people 'labour in vain' — the opposite outcome from the blessed seed here, contrasting divine judgment with blessing.

Deuteronomy 28:3-12 enumerates blessings on every undertaking – a parallel assurance that God's people will prosper in their labor.

Leviticus 26:3-10 describes covenantal blessings of abundance and security, a broader context for the promise here of no vain labor.

Acts 3:25 Historical context

In Acts 3:25, the Abrahamic covenant promises blessing through your seed — connecting to Isaiah's theme of blessed descendants.

Romans 4:16 Related theme

In Romans 4:16, the promise is sure to all the seed by faith — paralleling Isaiah's descendants of the blessed as recipients of favor.

Romans 9:7 Contrast

In Romans 9:7, not all physical seed are true children — contrasting with Isaiah's blanket blessing on descendants of the blessed.

Romans 9:8 Allusion

In Romans 9:8, children of the promise count as seed — refining Isaiah's 'offspring with them' to refer to spiritual lineage.

Genesis 12:2 Historical context

Genesis 12:2 promises Abraham a great nation and blessing — foundational to the blessed offspring described here.

In Galatians 3:29, those in Christ are Abraham's seed and heirs — linking to Isaiah's blessed offspring as part of the promised lineage.

Jeremiah 32:39 Related theme

In Jeremiah 32:39, God promises one heart for the good of them and their children — echoing the same covenant blessing on offspring as in Isaiah.

Haggai 2:19 Parallel

Haggai 2:19 promises future blessing on the seed and trees — a parallel to the assurance of fruitful labor here.