Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 49:17 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Isaiah 49:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 49 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.”
Isaiah 49:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 49:17
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. This verse prophesies a dramatic reversal: those who build will replace those who destroy. The Hebrew banayikh (בָּנַיִךְ, "thy children/builders") creates wordplay with bonayikh ("thy builders"), suggesting that returning children will rebuild what destroyers razed. The contrast between "make haste" (swift return) and "go forth" (departure) emphasizes the totality of transformation.Theologically, this illustrates the redemptive pattern throughout Scripture: where sin abounded, grace super-aboun...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 49:17
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“who stretched forth the heavens”
“so shall your sons marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride”
“nor a hurting thorn of any that are round about them”
“and your God who pleads the cause of his people”
“as for your waste and your desolate places”
“and against the people who anger me will I give him a charge to take the spoil and to take the prey”
“For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.”
“There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.”
“and the priests”
“You see the evil case that we are in”