Bible Cross References
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.
Isaiah 17:4
The LORD said, "A day is coming when Israel's greatness will come to an end, and its wealth will be replaced by poverty.
Isaiah 17:5
Israel will be like a field where the grain has been cut and harvested, as desolate as a field in Rephaim Valley when it has been picked bare.
Isaiah 6:11-13
11
I asked, "How long will it be like this, Lord?" He answered, "Until the cities are ruined and empty---until the houses are uninhabited---until the land itself is a desolate wasteland.
12
I will send the people far away and make the whole land desolate.
13
Even if one person out of ten remains in the land, he too will be destroyed; he will be like the stump of an oak tree that has been cut down." (The stump represents a new beginning for God's people.)
Isaiah 7:16-20
16
Even before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be deserted.
17
"The LORD is going to bring on you, on your people, and on the whole royal family, days of trouble worse than any that have come since the kingdom of Israel separated from Judah---he is going to bring the king of Assyria.
18
"When that time comes, the LORD will whistle as a signal for the Egyptians to come like flies from the farthest branches of the Nile, and for the Assyrians to come from their land like bees.
19
They will swarm in the rugged valleys and in the caves in the rocks, and they will cover every thorn bush and every pasture.
20
"When that time comes, the Lord will hire a barber from across the Euphrates---the emperor of Assyria!---and he will shave off your beards and the hair on your heads and your bodies.
Isaiah 9:9-12
9
All the people of Israel, everyone who lives in the city of Samaria, will know that he has done this. Now they are proud and arrogant. They say,
10
"The brick buildings have fallen down, but we will replace them with stone buildings. The beams of sycamore wood have been cut down, but we will replace them with the finest cedar."
11
The LORD has stirred up their enemies to attack them.
12
Syria on the east and Philistia on the west have opened their mouths to devour Israel. Yet even so the LORD's anger is not ended; his hand is still stretched out to punish.
Isaiah 24:1-12
1
The LORD is going to devastate the earth and leave it desolate. He will twist the earth's surface and scatter its people.
2
Everyone will meet the same fate---the priests and the people, slaves and masters, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, rich and poor.
3
The earth will lie shattered and ruined. The LORD has spoken and it will be done.
4
The earth dries up and withers; the whole world grows weak; both earth and sky decay.
5
The people have defiled the earth by breaking God's laws and by violating the covenant he made to last forever.
6
So God has pronounced a curse on the earth. Its people are paying for what they have done. Fewer and fewer remain alive.
7
The grapevines wither, and wine is becoming scarce. Everyone who was once happy is now sad,
8
and the joyful music of their harps and drums has ceased.
9
There is no more happy singing over wine; no one enjoys its taste any more.
10
In the city everything is in chaos, and people lock themselves in their houses for safety.
11
People shout in the streets because there is no more wine. Happiness is gone forever; it has been banished from the land.
12
The city is in ruins, and its gates have been broken down.
Isaiah 27:10
The fortified city lies in ruins. It is deserted like an empty wilderness. It has become a pasture for cattle, where they can rest and graze.
Isaiah 28:1-4
1
The kingdom of Israel is doomed! Its glory is fading like the crowns of flowers on the heads of its drunken leaders. Their proud heads are well perfumed, but there they lie, dead drunk.
2
The Lord has someone strong and powerful ready to attack them, someone who will come like a hailstorm, like a torrent of rain, like a rushing, overpowering flood, and will overwhelm the land.
3
The pride of those drunken leaders will be trampled underfoot.
4
The fading glory of those proud leaders will disappear like the first figs of the season, picked and eaten as soon as they are ripe.
Hosea 10:14
war will come to your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed. It will be like the day when King Shalman destroyed the city of Betharbel in battle, and mothers and their children were crushed to death.
Hosea 13:15
Even though Israel flourishes like weeds, I will send a hot east wind from the desert, and it will dry up their springs and wells. It will take away everything of value.
Hosea 13:16
Samaria must be punished for rebelling against me. Her people will die in war; babies will be dashed to the ground, and pregnant women will be ripped open."
Amos 3:11-15
11
And so an enemy will surround their land, destroy their defenses, and plunder their mansions."
12
The LORD says, "As a shepherd recovers only two legs or an ear of a sheep that a lion has eaten, so only a few will survive of Samaria's people, who now recline on luxurious couches.
13
Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign LORD Almighty.
14
"On the day when I punish the people of Israel for their sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel. The corners of every altar will be broken off and will fall to the ground.
15
I will destroy winter houses and summer houses. The houses decorated with ivory will fall in ruins; every large house will be destroyed."
Amos 7:9
The places where Isaac's descendants worship will be destroyed. The holy places of Israel will be left in ruins. I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to an end."
Micah 5:11
I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your defenses.
Micah 6:16
This will happen because you have followed the evil practices of King Omri and of his son, King Ahab. You have continued their policies, and so I will bring you to ruin, and everyone will despise you. People everywhere will treat you with contempt."
Micah 7:13
But the earth will become a desert because of the wickedness of those who live on it.