Isaiah 65:6

Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

Cross-reference

Isaiah 65:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 65:7, this recompense is specified as measuring former work for iniquities of fathers and children—immediate contextual detail.

Isaiah 64:12 pleads for God not to keep silent — this verse answers that plea by declaring He will not keep silent but repay.

Isaiah 42:14 says God has been silent but will now cry out — directly parallels the 'I will not keep silent' declaration here.

Revelation 20:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 20:12 shows the final judgment where books are opened — fulfilling God's promise here to repay according to what is written.

In Jeremiah 16:18, God promises to double-recompense iniquity for defiling the land—same 'recompense into their bosom' logic as here.

Psalm 79:12 Parallel

Psalm 79:12 asks God to repay taunts into the bosom of enemies — shares the exact 'into their bosom' idiom of divine retribution.

Psalm 50:21 Parallel

Psalm 50:21 rebukes the wicked after God's silence — directly parallels God ending silence with repayment and rebuke here.

Psalm 50:3 Parallel

Psalm 50:3 says God comes and does not keep silence, with fire before Him — parallels the breaking of silence with judgment here.

Deuteronomy 32:34 speaks of judgment stored in God's treasuries — mirrors the idea of sins written before Him for repayment.

Psalm 35:22 Contrast

In Psalm 35:22, the psalmist cries 'keep not silence'—the exact phrase God uses here, but as a plea rather than a divine decree.

Malachi 3:16 mentions a book of remembrance written before God for the righteous — same motif of a written record, but opposite content.

Psalm 56:8 Parallel

Psalm 56:8 describes God recording the psalmist's tears in a book — similar divine record, but for suffering rather than sins.

In Ezekiel 9:10, God says He will recompense their way on their heads—same principle of retribution without pity.

In Ezekiel 11:21, God says He will recompense the ways of those who follow detestable things—similar retribution for sin.

In Ezekiel 22:31, God recompenses their way on their heads—same language of measuring sin's consequences.

Joel 3:4 Parallel

In Joel 3:4, God warns He will swiftly return recompense on enemies' heads—shared theme of divine payback.

Exodus 17:14 records God commanding a written memorial of Amalek's judgment, linking divine record-keeping to future action as here.