Cross references

Isaiah 58:3

“Why have we fasted,

and You have not seen?

Why have we humbled ourselves,

and You have not noticed?”

“Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please,

and you oppress all your workers.

Isaiah 58:3 BSB

Isaiah 58:3 has 20 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 18:9–12 (9 votes) and Proverbs 28:9 (6 votes). 41 other verses point back to it. It links with 24 other books, from Exodus 2 to James 1.

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Which verses does Isaiah 58:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. …

  2. Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

  3. You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

  4. On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner. ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’

  5. This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—

  6. After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  7. and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them

  8. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks. I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed.

  9. When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. …

  10. It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

  11. Luke 15:292 votes

Which verses point to Isaiah 58:3?

The 10 strongest of 41.