Cross references
Isaiah 57:9
You went to Molech
with oil
and multiplied your perfumes.
You have sent your envoys
a great distance;
you have descended even to Sheol itself.
- a Or to the king
- b Or idols
Isaiah 57:9 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ezekiel 23:16 (4 votes) and Isaiah 30:1–6 (3 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from 2 Kings 16 to Colossians 2.
Which verses does Isaiah 57:9 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Ezekiel 23:164 votes
At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
- Isaiah 30:1–63 votes
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. …
- Isaiah 31:1–33 votes
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. …
- Ezekiel 23:403 votes
Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
- Colossians 2:183 votes
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
- 2 Kings 16:7–112 votes
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. …
- Proverbs 7:172 votes
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
- Isaiah 2:92 votes
So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled—do not forgive them!
- Ezekiel 16:332 votes
Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
- Hosea 7:112 votes
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
- Hosea 12:12 votes
Which verses point to Isaiah 57:9?
The 10 strongest of 20.