Bible Cross References
and they shall dwell
Ezekiel 34:25-28
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I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.
26
"I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.
27
The trees will bear fruit, the fields will produce crops, and everyone will live in safety on his own land. When I break my people's chains and set them free from those who made them slaves, then they will know that I am the LORD.
28
The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them.
Ezekiel 38:8
After many years I will order him to invade a country where the people were brought back together from many nations and have lived without fear of war. He will invade the mountains of Israel, which were desolate and deserted so long, but where all the people now live in safety.
Leviticus 25:18
Obey all the LORD's laws and commands, so that you may live in safety in the land.
Leviticus 25:19
The land will produce its crops, and you will have all you want to eat and will live in safety.
Deuteronomy 12:10
When you cross the Jordan River, the LORD will let you occupy the land and live there. He will keep you safe from all your enemies, and you will live in peace.
Jeremiah 23:6-8
6
When he is king, the people of Judah will be safe, and the people of Israel will live in peace. He will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.'
7
"The time is coming," says the LORD, "when people will no longer swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
8
Instead, they will swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of a northern land and out of all the other countries where I had scattered them. Then they will live in their own land."
Jeremiah 33:16
The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.'
Hosea 2:18
At that time I will make a covenant with all the wild animals and birds, so that they will not harm my people. I will also remove all weapons of war from the land, all swords and bows, and will let my people live in peace and safety.
Zechariah 2:4
The first one said to the other, "Run and tell that young man with the measuring line that there are going to be so many people and so much livestock in Jerusalem that it will be too big to have walls.
Zechariah 2:5
The LORD has promised that he himself will be a wall of fire around the city to protect it and that he will live there in all his glory."
safety
Ezekiel 38:11
You will decide to invade a helpless country where the people live in peace and security in unwalled towns that have no defenses.
1 Kings 4:25
As long as he lived, the people throughout Judah and Israel lived in safety, each family with its own grapevines and fig trees.
Proverbs 14:26
Reverence for the LORD gives confidence and security to a man and his family.
build
Isaiah 65:21
People will build houses and get to live in them---they will not be used by someone else. They will plant vineyards and enjoy the wine---it will not be drunk by others. Like trees, my people will live long lives. They will fully enjoy the things that they have worked for.
Isaiah 65:22
Jeremiah 29:5
'Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what you grow in them.
Jeremiah 29:6
Marry and have children. Then let your children get married, so that they also may have children. You must increase in numbers and not decrease.
Jeremiah 29:28
He must be stopped because he told the people in Babylonia that they would be prisoners there a long time and should build houses, settle down, plant gardens, and eat what they grow."
Jeremiah 31:4
Once again I will rebuild you. Once again you will take up your tambourines and dance joyfully.
Jeremiah 31:5
Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria, and those who plant them will eat what the vineyards produce.
Jeremiah 32:15
The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, has said that houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land."
Amos 9:13
"The days are coming," says the LORD, "when grain will grow faster than it can be harvested, and grapes will grow faster than the wine can be made. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with it.
Amos 9:14
I will bring my people back to their land. They will rebuild their ruined cities and live there; they will plant vineyards and drink the wine; they will plant gardens and eat what they grow.
when I
Ezekiel 28:24
The LORD said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD."
Ezekiel 25:1-32
2
"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Ammon.
3
Tell them to listen to what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: You were delighted to see my Temple profaned, to see the land of Israel devastated, to see the people of Judah go into exile.
4
Because you were glad, I will let the tribes from the eastern desert conquer you. They will set up their camps in your country and settle there. They will eat the fruit and drink the milk that should have been yours.
5
I will turn the city of Rabbah into a place to keep camels, and the whole country of Ammon will become a place to keep sheep, so that you will know I am the LORD.
6
"This is what the Sovereign LORD is saying: You clapped your hands and jumped for joy. You despised the land of Israel.
7
Because you did, I will hand you over to other nations who will rob you and plunder you. I will destroy you so completely that you will not be a nation any more or have a country of your own. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
8
The Sovereign LORD said, "Because Moab has said that Judah is like all the other nations,
9
I will let the cities that defend the border of Moab be attacked, including even the finest cities---Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.
10
I will let the tribes of the eastern desert conquer Moab, together with Ammon, so that Moab will no longer be a nation.
11
I will punish Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD."
12
The Sovereign LORD said, "The people of Edom took cruel revenge on Judah, and that revenge has brought lasting guilt on Edom.
13
Now I announce that I will punish Edom and kill every person and animal there. I will make it a wasteland, from the city of Teman to the city of Dedan, and the people will be killed in battle.
14
My people Israel will take revenge on Edom for me, and they will make Edom feel my furious anger. Edom will know what it means to be the object of my revenge." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
15
The Sovereign LORD said, "The Philistines have taken cruel revenge on their agelong enemies and destroyed them in their hate.
16
And so I am announcing that I will attack the Philistines and wipe them out. I will destroy everyone left living there on the Philistine Plain.
17
I will punish them severely and take full revenge on them. They will feel my anger. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 35:1-15
2
"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Edom.
3
Tell the people what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: "I am your enemy, mountains of Edom! I will make you a desolate wasteland.
4
I will leave your cities in ruins And your land desolate; Then you will know that I am the LORD.
5
"You were Israel's constant enemy and let her people be slaughtered in the time of her disaster, the time of final punishment for her sins.
6
So then---as surely as I, the Sovereign LORD, am the living God---death is your fate, and you cannot escape it. You are guilty of murder, and murder will follow you.
7
I will make the hill country of Edom a wasteland and kill everyone who travels through it.
8
I will cover the mountains with corpses, and the bodies of those who are killed in battle will cover the hills and valleys.
9
I will make you desolate forever, and no one will live in your cities again. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
10
"You said that the two nations, Judah and Israel, together with their lands, belonged to you and that you would possess them, even though I, the LORD, was their God.
11
So then, as surely as I, the Sovereign LORD, am the living God, I will pay you back for your anger, your jealousy, and your hate toward my people. They will know that I am punishing you for what you did to them.
12
Then you will know that I, the LORD, heard you say with contempt that the mountains of Israel were desolate and that they were yours to devour.
13
I have heard the wild, boastful way you have talked against me."
14
The Sovereign LORD says, "I will make you so desolate that the whole world will rejoice at your downfall,
15
just as you rejoiced at the devastation of Israel, my own possession. The mountains of Seir, yes, all the land of Edom, will be desolate. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD."
Isaiah 13:1-21
1
This is a message about Babylon, which Isaiah son of Amoz received from God.
2
On the top of a barren hill raise the battle flag! Shout to the soldiers and raise your arm as the signal for them to attack the gates of the proud city.
3
The LORD has called out his proud and confident soldiers to fight a holy war and punish those he is angry with.
4
Listen to the noise on the mountains---the sound of a great crowd of people, the sound of nations and kingdoms gathering. The LORD of Armies is preparing his troops for battle.
5
They are coming from far-off countries at the ends of the earth. In his anger the LORD is coming to devastate the whole country.
6
Howl in pain! The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction.
7
Everyone's hands will hang limp, and everyone's courage will fail.
8
They will all be terrified and overcome with pain, like the pain of a woman in labor. They will look at each other in fear, and their faces will burn with shame.
9
The day of the LORD is coming---that cruel day of his fierce anger and fury. The earth will be made a wilderness, and every sinner will be destroyed.
10
Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will give no light.
11
The LORD says, "I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble everyone who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel.
12
Those who survive will be scarcer than gold.
13
I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place on that day when I, the LORD Almighty, show my anger.
14
"The foreigners living in Babylon will run away to their homelands, scattering like deer escaping from hunters, like sheep without a shepherd.
15
Anyone who is caught will be stabbed to death.
16
While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped."
17
The LORD says, "I am stirring up the Medes to attack Babylon. They care nothing for silver and are not tempted by gold.
18
With their bows and arrows they will kill the young men. They will show no mercy to babies and take no pity on children.
19
Babylonia is the most beautiful kingdom of all; it is the pride of its people. But I, the LORD, will overthrow Babylon as I did Sodom and Gomorrah!
20
No one will ever live there again. No wandering Arab will ever pitch a tent there, and no shepherd will ever pasture a flock there.
21
It will be a place where desert animals live and where owls build their nests. Ostriches will live there, and wild goats will prance through the ruins.
Jeremiah 46:1-51
1
The LORD spoke to me about the nations,
2
beginning with Egypt. This is what he said about the army of King Neco of Egypt, which King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia defeated at Carchemish near the Euphrates River in the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah:
3
"The Egyptian officers shout, 'Get your shields ready and march into battle!
4
Harness your horses and mount them! Fall in line and put on your helmets! Sharpen your spears! Put on your armor!'
5
"But what do I see?" asks the LORD. "They are turning back in terror. Their soldiers are beaten back; overcome with fear, they run as fast as they can and do not look back.
6
Those who run fast cannot get away; the soldiers cannot escape. In the north, by the Euphrates, they stumble and fall.
7
Who is this that rises like the Nile, like a river flooding its banks?
8
It is Egypt, rising like the Nile, like a river flooding its banks. Egypt said, 'I will rise and cover the world; I will destroy cities and the people who live there.
9
Command the horses to go and the chariots to roll! Send out the soldiers: men from Ethiopia and Libya, carrying shields, and skilled archers from Lydia.' "
10
This is the day of the Sovereign LORD Almighty: today he will take revenge; today he will punish his enemies. His sword will eat them until it is full, and drink their blood until it is satisfied. Today the Almighty sacrifices his victims in the north, by the Euphrates.
11
People of Egypt, go to Gilead and look for medicine! All your medicine has proved useless; nothing can heal you.
12
Nations have heard of your shame; everyone has heard you cry. One soldier trips over another, and both of them fall to the ground.
13
When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia came to attack Egypt, the LORD spoke to me. He said,
14
"Proclaim it in the towns of Egypt, in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes: 'Get ready to defend yourselves; all you have will be destroyed in war!
15
Why has your mighty god Apis fallen? The LORD has struck him down!'
16
Your soldiers have stumbled and fallen; each one says to the other, 'Hurry! Let's go home to our people and escape the enemy's sword!'
17
"Give the king of Egypt a new name--- 'Noisy Braggart Who Missed His Chance.'
18
I, the LORD Almighty, am king. I am the living God. As Mount Tabor towers above the mountains and Mount Carmel stands high above the sea, so will be the strength of the one who attacks you.
19
Get ready to be taken prisoner, you people of Egypt! Memphis will be made a desert, a ruin where no one lives.
20
Egypt is like a splendid cow, attacked by a stinging fly from the north.
21
Even her hired soldiers are helpless as calves. They did not stand and fight; all of them turned and ran. The day of their doom had arrived, the time of their destruction.
22
Egypt runs away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy's army approaches. They attack her with axes, like people cutting down trees
23
and destroying a thick forest. Their soldiers are too many to count; they outnumber the locusts.
24
The people of Egypt are put to shame; they are conquered by the people of the north. I, the LORD, have spoken."
25
The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says, "I am going to punish Amon, the god of Thebes, together with Egypt and its gods and kings. I am going to take the king of Egypt and all who put their trust in him,
26
and hand them over to those who want to kill them, to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia and his army. But later on, people will live in Egypt again, as they did in times past. I, the LORD, have spoken.
27
"My people, do not be afraid, people of Israel, do not be terrified. I will rescue you from that faraway land, from the land where you are prisoners. You will come back home and live in peace; you will be secure, and no one will make you afraid.
28
I will come to you and save you. I will destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not destroy you. I will not let you go unpunished; but when I punish you, I will be fair. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Zechariah 1:15
and I am very angry with the nations that enjoy quiet and peace. For while I was holding back my anger against my people, those nations made the sufferings of my people worse.
despise
Ezekiel 39:10
They will not have to gather firewood in the fields or cut down trees in the forest, because they will have the abandoned weapons to burn. They will loot and plunder those who looted and plundered them." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 17:14
At evening they cause terror, but by morning they are gone. That is the fate of everyone who plunders our land.
Isaiah 33:1
Our enemies are doomed! They have robbed and betrayed, although no one has robbed them or betrayed them. But their time to rob and betray will end, and they themselves will become victims of robbery and treachery.
Jeremiah 30:16
But now, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your enemies will be taken away as prisoners. All who oppress you will be oppressed, and all who plunder you will be plundered.
Lamentations 1:8
Her honor is gone; she is naked and held in contempt. She groans and hides her face in shame. Jerusalem made herself filthy with terrible sin.
Habakkuk 2:8
You have plundered the people of many nations, but now those who have survived will plunder you because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities.
Zephaniah 2:8
The LORD Almighty says, "I have heard the people of Moab and Ammon insulting and taunting my people, and boasting that they would seize their land.
Zephaniah 2:9
As surely as I am the living LORD, the God of Israel, I swear that Moab and Ammon are going to be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah. They will become a place of salt pits and everlasting ruin, overgrown with weeds. Those of my people who survive will plunder them and take their land."
and they
Ezekiel 28:22
Tell the people there what I, the Sovereign LORD, say about them: I am your enemy, Sidon; people will praise me because of what I do to you. They will know that I am the LORD, when I show how holy I am by punishing those who live in you.
Ezekiel 28:24
The LORD said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD."
Ezekiel 34:31
"You, my sheep, the flock that I feed, are my people, and I am your God," says the Sovereign LORD.
Ezekiel 36:22
"Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign LORD, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.
Ezekiel 36:23
When I demonstrate to the nations the holiness of my great name---the name you disgraced among them---then they will know that I am the LORD. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. I will use you to show the nations that I am holy.
Exodus 29:46
They will know that I am the LORD their God who brought them out of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the LORD their God.