13 Bible Verses about Nations Described

For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

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

They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless.

The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel.

Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention.

Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers,

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!