Isaiah 9:13
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 1:5, the same stubbornness — God strikes but they revolt more. Direct thematic parallel of unrepentant people.
Isaiah 31:1 condemns those who rely on Egypt instead of seeking the LORD — the same failure to seek God.
In Isaiah 57:17, God smites but they persist in sin — mirrors the refusal to turn to the smiter here.
In Isaiah 5:25, God strikes but his anger remains because they did not repent — the same pattern of judgment without turning.
Isaiah 10:21 promises a remnant will return to God — contrasting with the people's failure to turn here.
In Isaiah 42:25, God's anger burned but they did not take it to heart — directly parallels the failure to turn to the striker.
In Isaiah 26:11, lifted hand is not seen; similar idea of people ignoring God's discipline. Less direct than other parallels.
In 2 Chronicles 28:22, Ahaz trespasses more in distress — same pattern of not turning to God despite punishment.
In Jeremiah 31:18-20, Ephraim repents after chastening — the opposite response to the refusal here. Highlights contrast.
Hosea 7:10 repeats the same charge: Israel's pride keeps them from returning or seeking God despite affliction.
In Jeremiah 5:3, God strikes but they refuse correction — a direct restatement of the same stubbornness.
In Hosea 5:15, God withdraws until they seek Him in distress — the very response Isaiah 9:13 says is missing.
In Daniel 9:13, the same failure to seek God despite calamity is confessed by Daniel for Israel, echoing Isaiah's indictment.
In 1 Kings 8:35, Solomon prays for people to turn when afflicted. Isaiah 9:13 shows they did not — a failure of the covenant ideal.
Hosea 7:7 explicitly says 'none of them calls upon me'—directly parallel to Israel's failure to seek the Lord here.
Amos 4:6 uses identical language: God struck with famine, yet they did not return to Him—same pattern of unrepentant judgment.
Haggai 2:17 repeats the refrain: 'I struck you... yet you did not turn to me'—a direct parallel to this verse.
In Jeremiah 15:7, God winnowed them yet they did not turn from their ways — almost verbatim parallel to Isaiah 9:13.
In Jeremiah 2:30, God struck in vain because they took no correction — identical theme of unrepentance after judgment.
Hosea 3:5 promises a future return and seeking of God — the very action Isaiah 9:13 says is currently absent.
Deuteronomy 4:29 promises that seeking God wholeheartedly leads to finding Him — the opposite of Israel's refusal to seek.
Romans 3:11 declares universally that no one seeks God, which is the same indictment Israel faces here but applied to all humanity.
Jeremiah 50:5 continues the future scene of Israel joining the LORD in covenant — contrasting with their current refusal to seek Him.
In Ezekiel 7:9, God strikes so they know He is Lord — the intended response contrasts with their failure to turn.
In Ezekiel 24:13, God's purging is not received — similar theme of failed repentance despite divine discipline.
Jeremiah 50:4 depicts a future where Israel weeps and seeks God — a coming reversal of the present failure to seek.
Hosea 7:16 says they 'return, but not upward' — a deceptive turning, similar to Israel's failure to genuinely seek God.
In Job 36:13, hypocrites heap wrath by not crying when bound — echoing the refusal to seek God when struck.
Micah 6:9 calls people to hear the rod of discipline, while here they ignored the Striker—contrasting responses to judgment.
In Jeremiah 8:12, the people feel no shame for sin, leading to punishment — parallel to lacking repentance, though focused on shamelessness.