13 Bible Verses about Nations Described

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

But I say , that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.

Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:

And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,

who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed,'saying ,

in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.