Isaiah 1:21
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”Isaiah 1:21
What Does Isaiah 1:21 Mean?
Isaiah 1:21 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 1, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 1:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 12:1“Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.”Habakkuk 1:4“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”Isaiah 59:14“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.”Revelation 17:1“And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:”Isaiah 52:1“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.”Isaiah 59:3“For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.”Hosea 2:5“For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.”Isaiah 1:26“And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.”Isaiah 57:3“But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.”Jeremiah 2:20“For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.”Jeremiah 2:21“Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?”Lamentations 4:1“How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.”Ezekiel 16:15“But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.”Ezekiel 22:1“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”Zephaniah 3:1“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!”Zechariah 8:3“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”Luke 18:3“And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.”Acts 24:25“And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”2 Samuel 8:15“And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.”2 Chronicles 19:9“And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.”
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