13 Bible Verses about Nations Described

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.

They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.

Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.

foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.

It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by every one who had joined them and separated himself from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.

They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,

on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers;

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants be known among the nations before our eyes!