Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 16:3 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Isaiah 16:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 16 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Take: Heb. Bring”
Isaiah 16:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 16:3
Moab pleads: "Execute judgment, make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts, bewray not him that wandereth." This appeal to Judah shows remarkable role reversal—the proud Moabites now desperately seeking shelter. The phrase "make thy shadow as the night" requests complete concealment, shade so dense it resembles nighttime darkness even at noon. Shadow imagery represents protection, refuge, shelter from judgment's heat. The plea "bewray not" (reveal not/betray not) asks discretion. Reformed theology sees this as depicting all humanity's need for divine refuge—we ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 16:3
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“when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Yahweh”
“and a covert from the storm”
“and don't rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don't speak proudly in the day of distress.”
“and sat on the east side of the city”
“a stronghold to the needy in his distress”
“for in doing so”
“and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong”
“saying: Execute true judgment”
“princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil”