Isaiah 16:14

Conservative English Version

Now he says, "The contract of a hired worker is good for three years, but Moab's glory and greatness won't last any longer than that. Only a few of its people will survive, and they will be left helpless."

Cross References

Genesis 31:1

Jacob heard that Laban's sons were complaining, "Jacob is now a rich man, and he got everything he owns from our father."

Esther 5:11

and started bragging about his great wealth and all his sons. He told them the many ways that the king had honored him and how all the other officials and leaders had to respect him.

Job 14:6

Why don't you leave us alone and let us find some happiness while we toil and labor?

Job 7:1

Why is life so hard? Why do we suffer?

Isaiah 11:14

Instead, they will get together and attack the Philistines in the west. Then they will defeat the Edomites, the Moabites, and the Ammonites in the east. They will rule those people and take from them whatever they want.

Isaiah 15:5

I pity Moab! Its people are running to Zoar and to Eglath-Shelishiyah. They cry on their way up to the town of Luhith; on the road to Horonaim they tell of disasters.

Isaiah 16:13

The LORD has already said all of this about Moab.

Isaiah 17:4

When that time comes, the glorious nation of Israel will be brought down; its prosperous people will be skin and bones.

Isaiah 21:16

The Lord said to me: A year from now the glory of the people of Kedar will all come to an end, just as a worker's contract ends after a year.

Isaiah 23:9

The LORD All-Powerful planned it to bring shame and disgrace to those who are honored by everyone on earth.

Isaiah 25:10

The powerful arm of the LORD will protect this mountain. The Moabites will be put down and trampled on like straw in a pit of manure.

Isaiah 25:11

They will struggle to get out, but God will humiliate them no matter how hard they try.

Isaiah 7:16

(SEE 7:15)

Jeremiah 48:42

You are finished as a nation, because you dared oppose me, the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:23

The LORD says: Don't brag about your wisdom or strength or wealth.

Deuteronomy 15:8

Instead, be kind and lend them what they need.