"The outlook was particularly discouraging as regards the social conditions of the people. In their desire for gain, men were adding house to house and field to field. See Isaiah 5:8 . Justice was perverted, and no pity was shown the poor. Of these evils God declared, “The spoil of the poor is in your houses.” “Ye beat My people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor.” Isaiah 3:14, 15 . Even the magistrates, whose duty it was to protect the helpless, turned a deaf ear to the cries of the poor and needy, the widows and the fatherless. See Isaiah 10:1, 2 . PK 306.1"
"Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!"
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 5:8 in this passage.
"And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage."
Both passages address the issue of social injustice, particularly the oppression of the poor and the coveting of land and houses. Micah 2:2 directly describes the seizing of fields and houses, which aligns with EGW's statement about adding house to house and field to field.
"For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right."
Both passages highlight the oppression of the poor and the perversion of justice. Amos 5:12 specifically mentions afflicting the just, taking bribes, and turning aside the poor, which resonates with EGW's description of justice being perverted and no pity being shown to the poor.
"With oppression and wealth came pride and love of display, gross drunkenness, and a spirit of revelry. See Isaiah 2:11, 12 ; 3:16, 18-23 ; Isaiah 5:22, 11, 12 . And in Isaiah's day idolatry itself no longer provoked surprise. See Isaiah 2:8, 9 . Iniquitous practices had become so prevalent among all classes that the few who remained true to God were often tempted to lose heart and to give way to discouragement and despair. It seemed as if God's purpose for Israel were about to fail and that the rebellious nation was to suffer a fate similar to that of Sodom and Gomorrah. PK 306.2"
"Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!"
Both passages condemn drunkenness and revelry. Isaiah 5:11 directly describes those who rise up early to follow strong drink, which aligns with EGW's mention of gross drunkenness and a spirit of revelry. The connection is clear and relevant.
"Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:"
The EGW passage directly references Isaiah 3:16 and discusses similar themes of pride and display among the daughters of Zion.
"Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:"
The EGW passage explicitly refers to Isaiah 2:8 and discusses the idolatry prevalent in Isaiah's time, which is the central theme of the verse.
"In the face of such conditions it is not surprising that when, during the last year of Uzziah's reign, Isaiah was called to bear to Judah God's messages of warning and reproof, he shrank from the responsibility. He well knew that he would encounter obstinate resistance. As he realized his own inability to meet the situation and thought of the stubbornness and unbelief of the people for whom he was to labor, his task seemed hopeless. Should he in despair relinquish his mission and leave Judah undisturbed to their idolatry? Were the gods of Nineveh to rule the earth in defiance of the God of heaven? PK 306.3"
"Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child."
Both Isaiah in EGW's writing and Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1:6 express a feeling of inadequacy and reluctance when called to a prophetic role. The parallel lies in their initial hesitation and perceived inability to fulfill God's mission.
"And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
Both Isaiah in EGW's writing and Moses in Exodus 4:10 express a feeling of inadequacy when called to a task by God. They both feel unable to fulfill the task.