14 Bible Verses about History Of Nations

This is what the Lord Jehovah says: This is Jerusalem. I have set her at the center of the nations with countries all around her.

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many places.

From one person he made every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth. He determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation.

Joshua said to all the people: This is what Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. One of those ancestors was Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor.

Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God a question, he would say: Come; let's go to the seer. This is because a prophet used to be called a seer.

David and his men raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. Their territory extends from Telaim to Shur and Egypt.

Is this your exultant city founded in antiquity? Is this the city that sent its people to settle in distant lands?

Jerusalem remembers in her days of sorrow and of her wanderings, all the desired things that were hers in the past. When her people were captive to the power of her adversary she had no helper. Her attackers desired her and made fun of her in her destruction.

Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned.

Make us come back to you, O Jehovah, and let us be restored. Make our days new again as in the past.

Their children will be like they were long ago. Their community will be established in my presence, and I will punish everyone who oppresses them.

Shepherd your people, the flock of your heritage, with your staff. They dwell alone in the forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

The glory of this house will be greater than it was before. I will give my people peace. Jehovah of Hosts has spoken.

I will not treat the remnant of this people the same as it was in the former days, said Jehovah of Hosts.