Isaiah 2:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

Our Lord, you have deserted your people, Israel, because they follow customs of nations from the east. They worship Philistine gods and are close friends of foreigners.

Cross References

Romans 11:20

That's true enough. But they were cut away because they did not have faith, and you are where you are because you do have faith. So don't be proud, but be afraid.

Lamentations 5:20

Why have you forgotten us for so long?

Isaiah 8:19

Someone may say to you, “Go to the fortunetellers who make soft chirping sounds or ask the spirits of the dead. After all, a nation ought to be able to ask its own gods

Proverbs 6:1

My child, suppose you agree to pay the debt of someone, who cannot repay a loan.

Psalm 106:35

Instead they were friendly with those foreigners and followed their customs.

Nehemiah 13:23

I discovered that some Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

2 Chronicles 24:20

God's Spirit spoke to Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and Zechariah told everyone that God was saying: “Why are you disobeying me and my laws? This will only bring punishment! You have deserted me, so now I will desert you.”

2 Chronicles 15:2

At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.

1 Chronicles 10:13

Saul died because he was unfaithful and disobeyed the Lord. He even asked advice from a woman who talked to spirits of the dead,

Numbers 23:7

Balaam said: “King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom.

Leviticus 20:6

I will be your enemy if you go to someone who claims to speak with the dead, and I will destroy you from among my people.

Leviticus 19:31

Don't make yourselves disgusting to me by going to people who claim they can talk to the dead.

Exodus 34:16

Your men will even marry their women and be influenced to worship their gods.

Exodus 22:18

Death is the punishment for witchcraft.

1 Samuel 6:2

the Philistines called in their priests and fortunetellers, and asked, “What should we do with this sacred chest? Tell us how to send it back where it belongs!”

Isaiah 14:29

Philistines, don't be happy just because the rod that punished you is broken. That rod will become a poisonous snake, and then a flying fiery dragon.

Jeremiah 12:7

I loved my people and chose them as my very own. But now I will reject them and hand them over to their enemies.

Micah 5:12

I will stop you from telling fortunes and practicing witchcraft.

Zephaniah 1:8

On that day I will punish national leaders and sons of the king, along with all who follow foreign customs.

2 Kings 17:20

So the Lord turned his back on everyone in Israel and let them be punished and defeated until no one was left.

Micah 5:11

as well as your cities and your fortresses.