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
And it shall come to pass in that day that the glory of Jacob shall be laid low, and the fatness of his flesh shall be made lean.
Isaiah 17:5
And it shall be as the gathering of grain at harvest, and his arm reaps the heads of grain. And it shall be as he who gathers heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
Isaiah 6:11-13
11
Then I said, Lord, how long? And He answered, Until the cities have been smashed to ruins without inhabitant, and the houses without a man, and the land is left devastated,
12
and until Jehovah has sent the men far away, and the desolation in the midst of the land is great.
13
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return and be consumed like the terebinth and like the oak when it is cut down, whose stump remains. The holy seed is its stump.
Isaiah 7:16-20
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For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you loathe shall be forsaken by both its kings.
17
Jehovah shall bring upon you, and upon your people, and upon your father's house, days that have not come since the days that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
18
And it shall come to pass in that day that Jehovah shall whistle for the fly at the ends of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
19
And they shall come, and all of them shall rest in the steep valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and on all the thorns, and on all the pastures.
20
In the same day the Lord shall shave with a hired razor, with those beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet, and it shall also snatch away the beard.
Isaiah 9:9-12
9
And all the people shall know; Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and insolence of heart,
10
The bricks have fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we will use cedars instead.
11
Therefore Jehovah shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies on;
12
the Syrians in front and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 24:1-12
1
Behold, Jehovah empties the earth and makes it bare, and distorts its face, and scatters its inhabitants.
2
And as it is with the people, so it shall be with the priest; as with the servant, so with the master; as with the maid, so it is with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3
The land shall be completely emptied, and utterly plundered; for Jehovah has spoken this Word.
4
The earth mourns and fades away; the world droops and fades away; the haughty people of the earth grow feeble.
5
The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, and have broken the perpetual covenant.
6
Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell in it are held guilty; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.
7
The new wine mourns, the vine droops, all the merry-hearted sigh.
8
The mirth of the tambourines ceases; the tumult of the jubilant ends; the joy of the harp ceases.
9
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10
The city of emptiness is broken down; every house is shut up so that no one may come in.
11
There is a cry for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land has gone.
12
Desolation is left in the city, and the gate is battered and destroyed.
Isaiah 27:10
Yet the fortified city shall be desolate, and the dwelling forsaken and left like a wilderness; there shall the calf feed, and there shall it lie down and finish off its branches.
Isaiah 28:1-4
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Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower which is at the head of the lush valleys of those who are overcome with wine!
2
Behold, the Lord is a mighty and strong one, like a hailstorm, a destroying storm; like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, He casts down to the earth with the hand.
3
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trampled under foot;
4
and the glorious beauty at the head of the lush valley shall be a fading flower, and as the first-ripe fruit before the summer; which, the one looking at it swallows up while it is yet in his hand.
Hosea 10:14
Therefore an uproar shall rise up among your people. And all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle. The mother was dashed in pieces upon her sons.
Hosea 13:15
Though he is fruitful among brothers, an east wind shall come. The wind of Jehovah shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall be disappointed because his fountain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the treasure of all desirable vessels.
Hosea 13:16
Samaria is held guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword, their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped open.
Amos 3:11-15
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Therefore the Lord Jehovah says this: An enemy shall be all around the land. And he shall bring down your strength from you, and your fortresses shall be plundered.
12
Thus says Jehovah, As the shepherd snatches two legs out of the mouth of the lion, or a piece of an ear, so shall the sons of Israel be snatched, those who dwell in Samaria in a corner of a bed, and in Damascus on a couch.
13
Hear and testify in the house of Jacob, declares the Lord Jehovah the God of Hosts.
14
For in the day that I punish the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also attend to the altars of Bethel. And the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15
And I will strike the winter house along with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end, declares Jehovah.
Amos 7:9
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the holy places of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
Micah 5:11
And I will cut off the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses.
Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab. And you walk in their counsels, so that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing. And you shall bear the reproach of My people.
Micah 7:13
But the land shall become desolate because of those who dwell in it, from the fruit of their doings.