Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Cross-references
Isaiah 10:6 specifies the instrument of judgment — Assyria sent to execute the wrath that remains after this verse.
Isaiah 13:18 describes no pity on young men or children, the same language of destruction.
Isaiah 62:5 describes God rejoicing over his people as a bridegroom, sharply contrasting with the absence of joy and mercy.
In Isaiah 65:19, God's joy in His people reverses this — no weeping, showing the contrast between wrath and restoration.
Isaiah 33:14 mentions hypocrites fearing devouring fire—echoing 9:17's hypocrites under God's unrelenting anger.
Isaiah 10:2 condemns oppressors who target widows and fatherless, a related theme of judgment on the vulnerable.
Micah 7:2 declares no faithful left — matches 'everyone is a hypocrite' in this verse.
Jeremiah 6:12 uses the same 'stretch out my hand' formula for judgment—identical imagery to 9:17.
Jeremiah 21:5 adds 'outstretched hand' and 'anger, fury, great wrath'—reinforcing the same divine judgment motif.
Ezekiel 6:14 repeats 'stretch out my hand' for desolation—same judgment language as 9:17.
Ezekiel 14:9 again uses 'stretch out my hand' against a prophet—a specific application of the same judgment.
Ezekiel 16:27 uses 'stretched out my hand' to punish Jerusalem—parallel to 9:17's outstretched hand against Israel.
Zechariah 9:17 reverses this — young men thrive, showing restoration instead of judgment.
Job 15:34 says the company of hypocrites will be barren — directly linking to the hypocrisy condemned here.
Jeremiah 5:1 seeks one righteous person in Jerusalem, confirming the total corruption described here.