Isaiah 8:21

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.”Isaiah 8:21

What Does Isaiah 8:21 Mean?

Isaiah 8:21 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 8, 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 8:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ecclesiastes 10:20“Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.”Revelation 16:21“And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.”Revelation 16:10“And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,”Exodus 10:21“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.”Leviticus 24:11“And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)”1 Samuel 8:18“And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.”2 Kings 3:10“And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”2 Kings 6:33“And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?”Job 38:15“And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.”Proverbs 19:3“The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.”Isaiah 9:20“And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:”Isaiah 51:20“Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.”Revelation 16:9“And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.”Exodus 22:28“Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.”Deuteronomy 28:33“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:”Deuteronomy 28:53“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:”2 Samuel 16:5“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.”1 Kings 21:13“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”2 Kings 25:3“And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.”Job 1:11“But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.”

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