Isaiah 17:9 At that time the strong cities in Israel will be deserted. They will be as they were when the Israelites drove the Canaanites away. They will be like places ...

17:9 NIrV

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New International Reader's Version - At that time the strong cities in Israel will be deserted. They will be as they were when the Israelites drove the Canaanites away. They will be like places that are taken over by bushes and weeds. The whole land will become dry and empty.
新标点和合本 - 在那日，他们的坚固城必像树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方，就是从前在以色列人面前被人撇弃的。这样，地就荒凉了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 当那日，他们坚固的城必因以色列人的缘故，如同树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方。这样，地就荒芜了。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 当那日，他们坚固的城必因以色列人的缘故，如同树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方。这样，地就荒芜了。
当代译本 - 到那日，他们因以色列人而离弃的坚城必如长满荆棘和杂草的废地，一片荒凉。
圣经新译本 - 到那日，他们那些因以色列人而撇弃的坚固城，必像树林中和山顶上被撇弃的地方，这样，地就荒凉了。
中文标准译本 - 到那日，那些在以色列子孙面前被遗弃的堡垒城，必像树林中和山顶上的被遗弃之所；于是那地就变得荒凉；
现代标点和合本 - 在那日，他们的坚固城必像树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方，就是从前在以色列人面前被人撇弃的，这样地就荒凉了。
和合本（拼音版） - 在那日，他们的坚固城必像树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方，就是从前在以色列人面前被人撇弃的。这样，地就荒凉了。
New International Version - In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation.
English Standard Version - In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the wooded heights and the hilltops, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation.
New Living Translation - Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest, like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned when the Israelites came here so long ago. It will be utterly desolate.
The Message - And yes, the Day is coming when their fortress cities will be abandoned—the very same cities that the Hivites and Amorites abandoned when Israel invaded! And the country will be empty, desolate.
Christian Standard Bible - On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned woods and mountaintops that were abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.
New American Standard Bible - On that day their strong cities will be like abandoned places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.
New King James Version - In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough And an uppermost branch, Which they left because of the children of Israel; And there will be desolation.
Amplified Bible - In that day the strong cities of Aram and Israel will be like deserted places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the children of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.
American Standard Version - In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation.
King James Version - In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
New English Translation - At that time their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.
World English Bible - In that day, their strong cities will be like the forsaken places in the woods and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it will be a desolation.
新標點和合本 - 在那日，他們的堅固城必像樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方，就是從前在以色列人面前被人撇棄的。這樣，地就荒涼了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 當那日，他們堅固的城必因以色列人的緣故，如同樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方。這樣，地就荒蕪了。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 當那日，他們堅固的城必因以色列人的緣故，如同樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方。這樣，地就荒蕪了。
當代譯本 - 到那日，他們因以色列人而離棄的堅城必如長滿荊棘和雜草的廢地，一片荒涼。
聖經新譯本 - 到那日，他們那些因以色列人而撇棄的堅固城，必像樹林中和山頂上被撇棄的地方，這樣，地就荒涼了。
呂振中譯本 - 當那日子、你堅固的城必像希未人中和亞摩利人中被撇棄的地方，就是他們從前在以色列人面前所撇棄的；而地就荒涼了。
中文標準譯本 - 到那日，那些在以色列子孫面前被遺棄的堡壘城，必像樹林中和山頂上的被遺棄之所；於是那地就變得荒涼；
現代標點和合本 - 在那日，他們的堅固城必像樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方，就是從前在以色列人面前被人撇棄的，這樣地就荒涼了。
文理和合譯本 - 是日也、其堅城見棄、若昔於以色列人前、林中山上所遺之處、地盡荒蕪、
文理委辦譯本 - 當是日雅各家鞏固之城、變為荒寂、與昔以色列族未至之時、山林中所遺之古跡、無以異也。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當是日其鞏固之城將見遺棄、如昔迦南人因以色列人之故、在林中、在山上、所遺棄之城邑、地則荒蕪、
Nueva Versión Internacional - En aquel día las ciudades fortificadas, que fueron abandonadas por causa de los israelitas, serán como lugares abandonados que se convierten en bosques y matorrales. Todo será desolación.
현대인의 성경 - 그 날에 튼튼한 성들이 버림을 당해 옛날 히위 사람들과 아모리 사람들이 이스라엘 사람들 앞에서 버리고 간 성처럼 폐허가 될 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - В тот день их укрепленные города будут покинуты перед лицом израильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
Восточный перевод - В тот день их укреплённые города будут покинуты перед лицом исраильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - В тот день их укреплённые города будут покинуты перед лицом исраильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - В тот день их укреплённые города будут покинуты перед лицом исроильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En ce jour-là, ses villes fortifiées seront abandonnées comme autrefois les villes peuplées par les Héviens ou par les Amoréens furent abandonnées quand les Israélites conquirent le pays : elles seront dévastées.
リビングバイブル - 彼らの自慢の大都市は、遠く離れた丘や山の頂のように捨てられ、昔イスラエル軍によって破壊されたエモリ人の町々のように荒れ果てます。
Nova Versão Internacional - Naquele dia, as suas cidades fortes, que tinham sido abandonadas por causa dos israelitas, serão como lugares entregues aos bosques e ao mato. E tudo será desolação.
Hoffnung für alle - Es kommt eine Zeit, in der die befestigten Städte der Israeliten verlassen daliegen. Sie gleichen den ausgestorbenen Dörfern in den Wäldern und auf den Bergen, die von den Bewohnern des Landes einst aus Angst vor den Israeliten verlassen wurden. Das Land wird zur Einöde,
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Những thành kiên cố của chúng sẽ như rừng hoang, như đất của người Hết và người A-mô-rít bị bỏ phế như khi xưa người Ít-ra-ên tiến vào vùng đất ấy. Đó thật là một cảnh hoang tàn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ในวันนั้นนครต่างๆ ที่เข้มแข็งซึ่งพวกเขาทิ้งไว้เพราะชาวอิสราเอลจะเป็นเหมือนที่ร้าง และมีพุ่มไม้น้อยใหญ่ขึ้นรกไปหมด และทุกสิ่งจะถูกทิ้งร้าง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ในเวลานั้น เมืองที่มีการคุ้มกันอย่างแข็งแกร่งจะเป็นเหมือนสถานที่ร้างในป่าสูงและบนยอดเขา ซึ่งพวกเขาทิ้งร้างไว้ก็เพราะพงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอล ทุกแห่งจะเป็นที่รกร้าง

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Micah 5:11 - I will destroy the cities in your land. I will tear down all your forts.
Isaiah 28:1 - How terrible it will be for the city of Samaria! It sits on a hill like a wreath of flowers. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. It sits above a valley that has rich soil. How terrible it will be for the glorious beauty of that fading flower!
Isaiah 28:2 - The Lord will bring the strong and powerful king of Assyria against Samaria. The Lord will throw that city down to the ground with great force. It will be like a hailstorm. It will be like a wind that destroys everything. It will be like a driving rain and a flooding storm.
Isaiah 28:3 - That city is like a wreath. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. But its enemies will walk all over it.
Isaiah 28:4 - It sits on a hill above a rich valley. The city is like a wreath of flowers whose glorious beauty is fading away. But it will become like figs that are ripe before harvest. As soon as people see them, they pick them and swallow them.
Micah 6:16 - You have followed the evil practices of King Omri of Israel. You have done what the family of King Ahab did. You have followed their bad example. So I will let you be destroyed. Others will make fun of you. The nations will laugh at you.”
Isaiah 6:11 - Then I said, “Lord, how long will it be like that?” He answered, “It will last until the cities of Israel are destroyed. It will last until no one is living in them. It will last until the houses are deserted. The fields will be completely destroyed.
Isaiah 6:12 - It will last until the Lord has sent everyone far away. The land will be totally deserted.
Isaiah 6:13 - Suppose only a tenth of the people remain there. Even then the land will be completely destroyed again. But when oak trees and terebinth trees are cut down, stumps are left. And my holy people will be like stumps that begin to grow again.”
Micah 7:13 - But the rest of the earth will be deserted. The people who live in it have done many evil things.
Isaiah 7:16 - Even before then, the lands of the two kings you fear will be ruined.
Isaiah 7:17 - The Lord will also bring the king of Assyria against you. And he will bring him against your people and the whole royal family. That will be a time of trouble. It will be unlike any since the people of Ephraim broke away from Judah.”
Isaiah 7:18 - At that time the Lord will whistle for the Egyptians. They will come like flies from the Nile River in Egypt. He will also whistle for the Assyrians. They will come from their country like bees.
Isaiah 7:19 - All of them will come and camp in the deep valleys. They will camp in caves in the rocks. And they’ll camp near bushes and water holes.
Isaiah 7:20 - At that time the Lord will use the Assyrians to punish you. Ahaz had hired them earlier from east of the Euphrates River. Now their king will be like a razor in the Lord’s hand. He will shave the hair from your head and private parts. He will also shave off your beards.
Hosea 13:15 - Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.
Hosea 13:16 - The people of Samaria must pay for their sins. They have refused to obey me. They will be killed by swords. Their little children will be smashed on the ground. Their pregnant women will be ripped wide open.”
Isaiah 17:4 - “In days to come, the glory of Jacob’s people will fade. Their strength will get weaker and weaker.
Isaiah 17:5 - It will be as when workers cut and gather grain in the Valley of Rephaim. They gather up stalks in their arms. Only a few heads of grain are left.
Isaiah 9:9 - All the people will know about it. Ephraim’s people and those who live in Samaria will know about it. Their hearts are very proud. They say,
Isaiah 9:10 - “The brick buildings have fallen down. But we will rebuild them with blocks of stone. The fig trees have been chopped down. But we’ll plant cedar trees in place of them.”
Isaiah 9:11 - In spite of that, the Lord has made Rezin’s enemies stronger. He has stirred up Assyria to fight against Israel.
Isaiah 9:12 - Arameans from the east have opened their mouths and swallowed up Israel. So have Philistines from the west. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.
Amos 7:9 - “The high places where Isaac’s people worship other gods will be destroyed. The other places of worship in Israel will also be torn down. I will use my sword to attack Jeroboam’s royal family.”
Hosea 10:14 - But the roar of battle will come against you. All your forts will be completely destroyed. It will happen just as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in a battle. Mothers and their children were smashed on the ground.
Isaiah 24:1 - The Lord is going to completely destroy everything on earth. He will twist its surface. He’ll scatter those who live on it.
Isaiah 24:2 - Priests and people alike will suffer. So will masters and their servants. And so will women and their female servants. Sellers and buyers alike will suffer. So will those who borrow and those who lend. And so will those who owe money and those who lend it.
Isaiah 24:3 - The earth will be completely destroyed. Everything of value will be taken out of it. That’s what the Lord has said.
Isaiah 24:4 - The earth will dry up completely. The world will dry up and waste away. The heavens will fade away along with the earth.
Isaiah 24:5 - The earth is polluted by its people. They haven’t obeyed the laws of the Lord. They haven’t done what he told them to do. They’ve broken the covenant that will last forever.
Isaiah 24:6 - So the Lord will send a curse on the earth. Its people will pay for what they’ve done. They will be burned up. Very few of them will be left.
Isaiah 24:7 - The vines and fresh wine will dry up completely. Those who used to have a good time will groan.
Isaiah 24:8 - The happy sounds of tambourines will be gone. The noise of those who enjoy wild parties will stop. The joyful music of harps will become silent.
Isaiah 24:9 - People will no longer sing as they drink wine. Beer will taste bitter to those who drink it.
Isaiah 24:10 - Destroyed cities will lie empty. People will lock themselves inside their houses.
Isaiah 24:11 - In the streets people will cry out for wine. All joy will turn into sadness. All joyful sounds will be driven out of the earth.
Isaiah 24:12 - All the buildings will be knocked down. Every city gate will be smashed to pieces.
Amos 3:11 - So the Lord and King says, “Enemies will take over your land. They will pull down your places of safety. They will rob your forts.”
Amos 3:12 - The Lord says, “Suppose a shepherd saves only two leg bones from a lion’s mouth. Or he might save only a piece of an ear. That is how the Israelites living in Samaria will be saved. They will only have a board from a bed and a piece of cloth from a couch.”
Amos 3:13 - “Listen to me,” announces the Lord. “Be a witness against the people of Jacob,” says the Lord God who rules over all.
Amos 3:14 - “I will punish Israel for their sins. When I do, I will destroy their altars at Bethel. The horns that stick out from the upper corners of their main altar will be cut off. They will fall to the ground.
Amos 3:15 - I will tear down their winter houses. I will also pull down their summer houses. The houses they have decorated with ivory will be destroyed. And their princely houses will be torn down,” announces the Lord.
Isaiah 27:10 - Cities that have high walls around them will become empty. They will be settlements with no one in them. They will be like a desert. Calves will eat and lie down in them. They will strip bare the branches of their trees.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - At that time the strong cities in Israel will be deserted. They will be as they were when the Israelites drove the Canaanites away. They will be like places that are taken over by bushes and weeds. The whole land will become dry and empty.
新标点和合本 - 在那日，他们的坚固城必像树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方，就是从前在以色列人面前被人撇弃的。这样，地就荒凉了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 当那日，他们坚固的城必因以色列人的缘故，如同树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方。这样，地就荒芜了。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 当那日，他们坚固的城必因以色列人的缘故，如同树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方。这样，地就荒芜了。
当代译本 - 到那日，他们因以色列人而离弃的坚城必如长满荆棘和杂草的废地，一片荒凉。
圣经新译本 - 到那日，他们那些因以色列人而撇弃的坚固城，必像树林中和山顶上被撇弃的地方，这样，地就荒凉了。
中文标准译本 - 到那日，那些在以色列子孙面前被遗弃的堡垒城，必像树林中和山顶上的被遗弃之所；于是那地就变得荒凉；
现代标点和合本 - 在那日，他们的坚固城必像树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方，就是从前在以色列人面前被人撇弃的，这样地就荒凉了。
和合本（拼音版） - 在那日，他们的坚固城必像树林中和山顶上所撇弃的地方，就是从前在以色列人面前被人撇弃的。这样，地就荒凉了。
New International Version - In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation.
English Standard Version - In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the wooded heights and the hilltops, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation.
New Living Translation - Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest, like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned when the Israelites came here so long ago. It will be utterly desolate.
The Message - And yes, the Day is coming when their fortress cities will be abandoned—the very same cities that the Hivites and Amorites abandoned when Israel invaded! And the country will be empty, desolate.
Christian Standard Bible - On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned woods and mountaintops that were abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.
New American Standard Bible - On that day their strong cities will be like abandoned places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.
New King James Version - In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough And an uppermost branch, Which they left because of the children of Israel; And there will be desolation.
Amplified Bible - In that day the strong cities of Aram and Israel will be like deserted places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the children of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.
American Standard Version - In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation.
King James Version - In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
New English Translation - At that time their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.
World English Bible - In that day, their strong cities will be like the forsaken places in the woods and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it will be a desolation.
新標點和合本 - 在那日，他們的堅固城必像樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方，就是從前在以色列人面前被人撇棄的。這樣，地就荒涼了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 當那日，他們堅固的城必因以色列人的緣故，如同樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方。這樣，地就荒蕪了。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 當那日，他們堅固的城必因以色列人的緣故，如同樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方。這樣，地就荒蕪了。
當代譯本 - 到那日，他們因以色列人而離棄的堅城必如長滿荊棘和雜草的廢地，一片荒涼。
聖經新譯本 - 到那日，他們那些因以色列人而撇棄的堅固城，必像樹林中和山頂上被撇棄的地方，這樣，地就荒涼了。
呂振中譯本 - 當那日子、你堅固的城必像希未人中和亞摩利人中被撇棄的地方，就是他們從前在以色列人面前所撇棄的；而地就荒涼了。
中文標準譯本 - 到那日，那些在以色列子孫面前被遺棄的堡壘城，必像樹林中和山頂上的被遺棄之所；於是那地就變得荒涼；
現代標點和合本 - 在那日，他們的堅固城必像樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方，就是從前在以色列人面前被人撇棄的，這樣地就荒涼了。
文理和合譯本 - 是日也、其堅城見棄、若昔於以色列人前、林中山上所遺之處、地盡荒蕪、
文理委辦譯本 - 當是日雅各家鞏固之城、變為荒寂、與昔以色列族未至之時、山林中所遺之古跡、無以異也。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當是日其鞏固之城將見遺棄、如昔迦南人因以色列人之故、在林中、在山上、所遺棄之城邑、地則荒蕪、
Nueva Versión Internacional - En aquel día las ciudades fortificadas, que fueron abandonadas por causa de los israelitas, serán como lugares abandonados que se convierten en bosques y matorrales. Todo será desolación.
현대인의 성경 - 그 날에 튼튼한 성들이 버림을 당해 옛날 히위 사람들과 아모리 사람들이 이스라엘 사람들 앞에서 버리고 간 성처럼 폐허가 될 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - В тот день их укрепленные города будут покинуты перед лицом израильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
Восточный перевод - В тот день их укреплённые города будут покинуты перед лицом исраильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - В тот день их укреплённые города будут покинуты перед лицом исраильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - В тот день их укреплённые города будут покинуты перед лицом исроильтян и зарастут дикими лесами и кустарником. И будет запустение.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En ce jour-là, ses villes fortifiées seront abandonnées comme autrefois les villes peuplées par les Héviens ou par les Amoréens furent abandonnées quand les Israélites conquirent le pays : elles seront dévastées.
リビングバイブル - 彼らの自慢の大都市は、遠く離れた丘や山の頂のように捨てられ、昔イスラエル軍によって破壊されたエモリ人の町々のように荒れ果てます。
Nova Versão Internacional - Naquele dia, as suas cidades fortes, que tinham sido abandonadas por causa dos israelitas, serão como lugares entregues aos bosques e ao mato. E tudo será desolação.
Hoffnung für alle - Es kommt eine Zeit, in der die befestigten Städte der Israeliten verlassen daliegen. Sie gleichen den ausgestorbenen Dörfern in den Wäldern und auf den Bergen, die von den Bewohnern des Landes einst aus Angst vor den Israeliten verlassen wurden. Das Land wird zur Einöde,
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Những thành kiên cố của chúng sẽ như rừng hoang, như đất của người Hết và người A-mô-rít bị bỏ phế như khi xưa người Ít-ra-ên tiến vào vùng đất ấy. Đó thật là một cảnh hoang tàn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ในวันนั้นนครต่างๆ ที่เข้มแข็งซึ่งพวกเขาทิ้งไว้เพราะชาวอิสราเอลจะเป็นเหมือนที่ร้าง และมีพุ่มไม้น้อยใหญ่ขึ้นรกไปหมด และทุกสิ่งจะถูกทิ้งร้าง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ในเวลานั้น เมืองที่มีการคุ้มกันอย่างแข็งแกร่งจะเป็นเหมือนสถานที่ร้างในป่าสูงและบนยอดเขา ซึ่งพวกเขาทิ้งร้างไว้ก็เพราะพงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอล ทุกแห่งจะเป็นที่รกร้าง

Micah 5:11 - I will destroy the cities in your land. I will tear down all your forts.
Isaiah 28:1 - How terrible it will be for the city of Samaria! It sits on a hill like a wreath of flowers. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. It sits above a valley that has rich soil. How terrible it will be for the glorious beauty of that fading flower!
Isaiah 28:2 - The Lord will bring the strong and powerful king of Assyria against Samaria. The Lord will throw that city down to the ground with great force. It will be like a hailstorm. It will be like a wind that destroys everything. It will be like a driving rain and a flooding storm.
Isaiah 28:3 - That city is like a wreath. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. But its enemies will walk all over it.
Isaiah 28:4 - It sits on a hill above a rich valley. The city is like a wreath of flowers whose glorious beauty is fading away. But it will become like figs that are ripe before harvest. As soon as people see them, they pick them and swallow them.
Micah 6:16 - You have followed the evil practices of King Omri of Israel. You have done what the family of King Ahab did. You have followed their bad example. So I will let you be destroyed. Others will make fun of you. The nations will laugh at you.”
Isaiah 6:11 - Then I said, “Lord, how long will it be like that?” He answered, “It will last until the cities of Israel are destroyed. It will last until no one is living in them. It will last until the houses are deserted. The fields will be completely destroyed.
Isaiah 6:12 - It will last until the Lord has sent everyone far away. The land will be totally deserted.
Isaiah 6:13 - Suppose only a tenth of the people remain there. Even then the land will be completely destroyed again. But when oak trees and terebinth trees are cut down, stumps are left. And my holy people will be like stumps that begin to grow again.”
Micah 7:13 - But the rest of the earth will be deserted. The people who live in it have done many evil things.
Isaiah 7:16 - Even before then, the lands of the two kings you fear will be ruined.
Isaiah 7:17 - The Lord will also bring the king of Assyria against you. And he will bring him against your people and the whole royal family. That will be a time of trouble. It will be unlike any since the people of Ephraim broke away from Judah.”
Isaiah 7:18 - At that time the Lord will whistle for the Egyptians. They will come like flies from the Nile River in Egypt. He will also whistle for the Assyrians. They will come from their country like bees.
Isaiah 7:19 - All of them will come and camp in the deep valleys. They will camp in caves in the rocks. And they’ll camp near bushes and water holes.
Isaiah 7:20 - At that time the Lord will use the Assyrians to punish you. Ahaz had hired them earlier from east of the Euphrates River. Now their king will be like a razor in the Lord’s hand. He will shave the hair from your head and private parts. He will also shave off your beards.
Hosea 13:15 - Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.
Hosea 13:16 - The people of Samaria must pay for their sins. They have refused to obey me. They will be killed by swords. Their little children will be smashed on the ground. Their pregnant women will be ripped wide open.”
Isaiah 17:4 - “In days to come, the glory of Jacob’s people will fade. Their strength will get weaker and weaker.
Isaiah 17:5 - It will be as when workers cut and gather grain in the Valley of Rephaim. They gather up stalks in their arms. Only a few heads of grain are left.
Isaiah 9:9 - All the people will know about it. Ephraim’s people and those who live in Samaria will know about it. Their hearts are very proud. They say,
Isaiah 9:10 - “The brick buildings have fallen down. But we will rebuild them with blocks of stone. The fig trees have been chopped down. But we’ll plant cedar trees in place of them.”
Isaiah 9:11 - In spite of that, the Lord has made Rezin’s enemies stronger. He has stirred up Assyria to fight against Israel.
Isaiah 9:12 - Arameans from the east have opened their mouths and swallowed up Israel. So have Philistines from the west. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.
Amos 7:9 - “The high places where Isaac’s people worship other gods will be destroyed. The other places of worship in Israel will also be torn down. I will use my sword to attack Jeroboam’s royal family.”
Hosea 10:14 - But the roar of battle will come against you. All your forts will be completely destroyed. It will happen just as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in a battle. Mothers and their children were smashed on the ground.
Isaiah 24:1 - The Lord is going to completely destroy everything on earth. He will twist its surface. He’ll scatter those who live on it.
Isaiah 24:2 - Priests and people alike will suffer. So will masters and their servants. And so will women and their female servants. Sellers and buyers alike will suffer. So will those who borrow and those who lend. And so will those who owe money and those who lend it.
Isaiah 24:3 - The earth will be completely destroyed. Everything of value will be taken out of it. That’s what the Lord has said.
Isaiah 24:4 - The earth will dry up completely. The world will dry up and waste away. The heavens will fade away along with the earth.
Isaiah 24:5 - The earth is polluted by its people. They haven’t obeyed the laws of the Lord. They haven’t done what he told them to do. They’ve broken the covenant that will last forever.
Isaiah 24:6 - So the Lord will send a curse on the earth. Its people will pay for what they’ve done. They will be burned up. Very few of them will be left.
Isaiah 24:7 - The vines and fresh wine will dry up completely. Those who used to have a good time will groan.
Isaiah 24:8 - The happy sounds of tambourines will be gone. The noise of those who enjoy wild parties will stop. The joyful music of harps will become silent.
Isaiah 24:9 - People will no longer sing as they drink wine. Beer will taste bitter to those who drink it.
Isaiah 24:10 - Destroyed cities will lie empty. People will lock themselves inside their houses.
Isaiah 24:11 - In the streets people will cry out for wine. All joy will turn into sadness. All joyful sounds will be driven out of the earth.
Isaiah 24:12 - All the buildings will be knocked down. Every city gate will be smashed to pieces.
Amos 3:11 - So the Lord and King says, “Enemies will take over your land. They will pull down your places of safety. They will rob your forts.”
Amos 3:12 - The Lord says, “Suppose a shepherd saves only two leg bones from a lion’s mouth. Or he might save only a piece of an ear. That is how the Israelites living in Samaria will be saved. They will only have a board from a bed and a piece of cloth from a couch.”
Amos 3:13 - “Listen to me,” announces the Lord. “Be a witness against the people of Jacob,” says the Lord God who rules over all.
Amos 3:14 - “I will punish Israel for their sins. When I do, I will destroy their altars at Bethel. The horns that stick out from the upper corners of their main altar will be cut off. They will fall to the ground.
Amos 3:15 - I will tear down their winter houses. I will also pull down their summer houses. The houses they have decorated with ivory will be destroyed. And their princely houses will be torn down,” announces the Lord.
Isaiah 27:10 - Cities that have high walls around them will become empty. They will be settlements with no one in them. They will be like a desert. Calves will eat and lie down in them. They will strip bare the branches of their trees.