"Chapter 27—Ahaz The accession of Ahaz to the throne brought Isaiah and his associates face to face with conditions more appalling than any that had hitherto existed in the realm of Judah. Many who had formerly withstood the seductive influence of idolatrous practices were now being persuaded to take part in the worship of heathen deities. Princes in Israel were proving untrue to their trust; false prophets were arising with messages to lead astray; even some of the priests were teaching for hire. Yet the leaders in apostasy still kept up the forms of divine worship and claimed to be numbered among the people of God. PK 322"
"And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz."
Both passages describe Ahaz's increasing wickedness. The EGW passage provides a broader context of his reign, while the verse highlights his continued transgression even in distress. The connection is thematic, focusing on Ahaz's apostasy.
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
Both passages describe a time of apostasy where people turn away from sound doctrine and seek out teachers who will tell them what they want to hear. While the specific details differ, the underlying theme of religious corruption and the rejection of truth is present in both.
"The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?"
Both passages describe corrupt religious leaders (prophets and priests) leading the people astray. The EGW passage describes the situation during Ahaz's reign, while the Jeremiah verse is a general condemnation of such practices. The connection is thematic, focusing on the corruption of religious leadership.
"The prophet Micah, who bore his testimony during those troublous times, declared that sinners in Zion, while claiming to “lean upon the Lord,” and blasphemously boasting, “Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us,” continued to “build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.” Micah 3:11, 10 . Against these evils the prophet Isaiah lifted his voice in stern rebuke: “Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me? saith the Lord.... When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread My courts?” Isaiah 1:10-12 . PK 322.2"
"The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us."
EGW directly quotes Micah 3:11.
"Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?"
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 1:10-12 in this passage.