Isaiah 57:4

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 57

“Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,”Isaiah 57:4

What Does Isaiah 57:4 Mean?

Isaiah 57:4 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 57, verse 4 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 57:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ephesians 2:2“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”Isaiah 58:9“Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;”2 Peter 2:13“And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;”Exodus 9:17“As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?”Joshua 10:21“And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.”Psalms 35:21“Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.”Isaiah 1:4“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.”Colossians 3:6“For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:”Exodus 16:7“And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?”Numbers 16:11“For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?”Numbers 32:14“And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.”Judges 16:25“And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.”Job 16:9“He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.”Psalms 22:7“All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,”Psalms 22:13“They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.”Psalms 22:17“I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.”Psalms 69:12“They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.”Isaiah 3:8“For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.”Isaiah 10:15“Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.”Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:”

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