Isaiah 16:12

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Isaiah 16:12

When Moab appears on the high place,
when he tires himself out
and comes to his sanctuary to pray,
it will do him no good.

Isaiah 15:2

Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.

Numbers 22:39

So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

Numbers 23:14

So Balak took him to Lookout Field on top of Pisgah, built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Numbers 23:28

So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.

1 Kings 18:29

All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no sound; no one answered, no one paid attention.

Jeremiah 48:35

In Moab, I will stop”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.

Numbers 22:41-3

In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal. From there he saw the outskirts of the people’s camp.

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now;
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead of Moab
and strike down all the Shethites.

1 Kings 11:7

At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the detestable idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.

So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.

2 Kings 19:12

Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them—nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?

2 Kings 19:16-19

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Psalm 115:3-7

Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, they went to You in their distress;
they poured out whispered prayers
because Your discipline fell on them.

Isaiah 37:38

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

Isaiah 47:13

You are worn out with your many consultations.
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers, who observe the stars,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.

Jeremiah 10:5

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm—
and they cannot do any good.

Jeremiah 48:7

Because you trust in your works and treasures,
you will be captured also.
Chemosh will go into exile
with his priests and officials.

Jeremiah 48:13

Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh,
just as the house of Israel was put to shame
because of Bethel that they trusted in.

Jeremiah 48:46

Woe to you, Moab!
The people of Chemosh have perished
because your sons have been taken captive
and your daughters have gone into captivity.

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Summary

Isaiah 16:12

And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

When

Jeremiah 48:35

He shall

But

Bible References

When

Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.

Lord, they went to You in their distress;
they poured out whispered prayers
because Your discipline fell on them.

So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

I see him, but not now;
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead of Moab
and strike down all the Shethites.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

In Moab, I will stop”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.

He shall

At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom,

the detestable idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.

Because you trust in your works and treasures,
you will be captured also.
Chemosh will go into exile
with his priests and officials.

But

You are worn out with your many consultations.
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers, who observe the stars,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.

Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them—nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?

Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm—
and they cannot do any good.