Thematic Bible
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Burden » Figurative » Of the prophetic message
The pronouncement Isaiah the son of Amoz saw in vision.
Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined. Certainly in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.
Jehovah rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him. The hearts of the Egyptians melt (their courage fails) within them.
Damascus » Prophecies concerning
Before the boy knows how to say Father or Mother the wealth of Damascus and the loot from Samaria will be carried away to the king of Assyria.
I will destroy the lock (bar) at the gate of Damascus, and annihilate the inhabitant from the valley of Aven. He who holds the scepter (imperial authority) from the house of Eden and the people of Syria will go into captivity to Kir, said Jehovah.
Damascus will cease to be a city, and will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer (three places near Palestine) will be deserted forever. They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will make them afraid.
This is what Jehovah said about Damascus: The people in the cities of Hamath and Arpad are worried and troubled because they have heard bad news. Anxiety rolls over them like a sea, and they cannot rest. The people of Damascus are weak and have fled in terror. They are in pain and misery like a woman in labor. I once was pleased with your famous city. But now I warn you: Escape while you still can! read more.
Soon, even your best soldiers will lie dead in your streets. I the all-powerful Jehovah have spoken. I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built. This is what Jehovah says about the Kedar tribe and the desert villages that were conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia: Listen, you people of Kedar and the other tribes of the eastern desert. I have told Nebuchadnezzar to attack and destroy you. His fearsome army will surround you. They will take your tents and possessions, your sheep and camels.
Soon, even your best soldiers will lie dead in your streets. I the all-powerful Jehovah have spoken. I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built. This is what Jehovah says about the Kedar tribe and the desert villages that were conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia: Listen, you people of Kedar and the other tribes of the eastern desert. I have told Nebuchadnezzar to attack and destroy you. His fearsome army will surround you. They will take your tents and possessions, your sheep and camels.
I will not hold back punishment, said Jehovah, For the many transgressions of Damascus. This is because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
The prophetic utterance of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach: Damascus will be its resting-place. The eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah.
Prophets » Were sent to » Predict the downfall of nations
Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined. Certainly in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.
Syria » Prophecies concerning
I am going to call every family and kingdom from the north, says Jehovah. They will come, and they will set up their thrones at the entrance of Jerusalem's gates. They will attack all the walls around the city and all the cities of Judah.
The prophetic utterance of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach: Damascus will be its resting-place. The eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah.
Because the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' Again Jehovah spoke to Ahaz: read more.
Ask Jehovah your God for a sign. Ask it in the deepest depths or in the highest heights. But Ahaz said: I will not ask. I will not put Jehovah to the test. Isaiah said: Hear this you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore Jehovah will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with us). He will eat butter and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
Ask Jehovah your God for a sign. Ask it in the deepest depths or in the highest heights. But Ahaz said: I will not ask. I will not put Jehovah to the test. Isaiah said: Hear this you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore Jehovah will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with us). He will eat butter and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
Before the boy knows how to say Father or Mother the wealth of Damascus and the loot from Samaria will be carried away to the king of Assyria. Jehovah spoke to me again, He said: These people have rejected the gently flowing water of Shiloah and find joy in Rezin and Remaliah's son. read more.
That is why Jehovah is going to bring against them the raging and powerful floodwaters of the Euphrates River, that is, the king of Assyria with all his power. It will overflow all its channels and go over all its banks.
That is why Jehovah is going to bring against them the raging and powerful floodwaters of the Euphrates River, that is, the king of Assyria with all his power. It will overflow all its channels and go over all its banks.
Damascus will cease to be a city, and will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer (three places near Palestine) will be deserted forever. They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will make them afraid. The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom (sovereignty) from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel, proclaims Jehovah of Hosts.
This is what Jehovah said about Damascus: The people in the cities of Hamath and Arpad are worried and troubled because they have heard bad news. Anxiety rolls over them like a sea, and they cannot rest. The people of Damascus are weak and have fled in terror. They are in pain and misery like a woman in labor. I once was pleased with your famous city. But now I warn you: Escape while you still can! read more.
Soon, even your best soldiers will lie dead in your streets. I the all-powerful Jehovah have spoken. I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built.
Soon, even your best soldiers will lie dead in your streets. I the all-powerful Jehovah have spoken. I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built.
I will not hold back punishment, said Jehovah, For the many transgressions of Damascus. This is because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron. I will send fire to the house of Hazael and it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. I will destroy the lock (bar) at the gate of Damascus, and annihilate the inhabitant from the valley of Aven. He who holds the scepter (imperial authority) from the house of Eden and the people of Syria will go into captivity to Kir, said Jehovah.
Syria » Prophecies respecting » Ceasing to be a kingdom
Damascus will cease to be a city, and will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer (three places near Palestine) will be deserted forever. They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will make them afraid. The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom (sovereignty) from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel, proclaims Jehovah of Hosts.