Discovery Box| (0.24) | Isa 10:15 |
| Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? 1 As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood! |
| (0.24) | Isa 10:24 |
| So 1 here is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of Assyria, even though they beat you with a club and lift their cudgel against you as Egypt did. 2 |
| (0.24) | Isa 29:12 |
| Or when they hand the scroll to one who can’t read 1 and say, “Read this,” he says, “I can’t read.” 2 |
| (0.24) | Isa 33:20 |
| Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You 1 will see Jerusalem, 2 a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; 3 its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two. |
| (0.24) | Isa 39:2 |
| Hezekiah welcomed 1 them and showed them his storehouse with its silver, gold, spices, and high-quality olive oil, as well as his whole armory and everything in his treasuries. Hezekiah showed them everything in his palace and in his whole kingdom. 2 |
| (0.24) | Isa 40:27 |
| Why do you say, Jacob, Why do you say, Israel, “The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me, 1 My God is not concerned with my vindication”? 2 |
| (0.24) | Isa 43:17 |
| the one who led chariots and horses to destruction, 1 together with a mighty army. They fell down, 2 never to rise again; they were extinguished, put out like a burning wick: |
| (0.24) | Isa 49:23 |
| Kings will be your children’s 1 guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. 2 With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on 3 your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame. |
| (0.24) | Isa 58:2 |
| They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, 1 like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God. |
| (0.24) | Isa 58:13 |
| You must 1 observe the Sabbath 2 rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. 3 You must look forward to the Sabbath 4 and treat the Lord’s holy day with respect. 5 You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals. 6 |
| (0.24) | Isa 66:19 |
| I will perform a mighty act among them 1 and then send some of those who remain to the nations – to Tarshish, Pul, 2 Lud 3 (known for its archers 4 ), Tubal, Javan, 5 and to the distant coastlands 6 that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor. |
| (0.24) | Jer 3:3 |
| That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. 1 You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done. |
| (0.24) | Jer 3:25 |
| Let us acknowledge 1 our shame. Let us bear the disgrace that we deserve. 2 For we have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our ancestors. From earliest times to this very day we have not obeyed the Lord our God.’ |
| (0.24) | Jer 6:8 |
| So 1 take warning, Jerusalem, or I will abandon you in disgust 2 and make you desolate, a place where no one can live.” |
| (0.24) | Jer 6:14 |
| They offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered. 1 They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’ But everything is not all right! 2 |
| (0.24) | Jer 7:31 |
| They have also built places of worship 1 in a place called Topheth 2 in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that they can sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire. That is something I never commanded them to do! Indeed, it never even entered my mind to command such a thing! 3 |
| (0.24) | Jer 8:2 |
| They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon and the stars. 1 These are things they 2 adored and served, things to which they paid allegiance, 3 from which they sought guidance, and worshiped. The bones of these people 4 will never be regathered and reburied. They will be like manure used to fertilize the ground. 5 |
| (0.24) | Jer 16:4 |
| They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals. |
| (0.24) | Jer 23:2 |
| So the Lord God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: “You have caused my people 1 to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. 2 I, the Lord, affirm it! 3 |
| (0.24) | Jer 25:33 |
| Those who have been killed by the Lord at that time will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned over, gathered up, or buried. 1 Their dead bodies will lie scattered over the ground like manure. |
