Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 22:4 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Isaiah 22:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 22 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. weep: Heb. be bitter in weeping”
Isaiah 22:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 22:4
Look away from me; I will weep bitterly—Isaiah's anguish is so profound he refuses comfort. The Hebrew אָמַר (amar, "Therefore said I") introduces his personal lament. I will weep bitterly (אֶבְכֶּה בַמָּרִי, evkeh vamari) uses the verb בָּכָה (bakah, weep) intensified by mar (bitter)—sobbing with bitter grief, not mere sadness.Labour not to comfort me (אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי, al-ta'itsu lenachameni)—don't hurry/press to console me. True prophets don't just announce judgment; they grieve over it. The spoiling of the daughter of my people (שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי, shod bat-ami)—"daughter of my peop...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 22:4
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“and my eyes a spring of tears”
“In Rama was there a voice heard”
“lamentation”
“my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sore”
“and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.”
“and moan like the daughters of owls.”
“they dress themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops”
“Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times. He went out and wept bitterly.”
“my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard”
“he saw the city and wept over it”