Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 51:19 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Isaiah 51:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 51 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? are: Heb. happened destruction: Heb. breaking”
Isaiah 51:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 51:19
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? The opening "two things" actually lists four calamities, suggesting Hebrew parallelism pairs them: desolation (shod, שֹׁד) with destruction (shever, שֶׁבֶר), and famine (ra'av, רָעָב) with sword (cherev, חֶרֶב). These represent comprehensive judgment—external military attack (sword) and internal social collapse (famine), physical devastation and human destruction.The rhetorical questions—"who shall be sorry for thee?" and "by whom shall I c...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 51:19
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“the loss of children”
“when they made an end of eating the grass of the land”
“they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite”
“and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“all you who pass by? Look”
“and all his sisters”
“and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity”
“the sword”
“he who comforts the lowly”