Isaiah 23:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD's hand has reached across the sea, upsetting the nations. He has given a command to destroy fortresses in the land of Canaan.

Cross References

Genesis 9:25

he said, “I now put a curse on Canaan! He will be the lowest slave of his brothers.

Psalm 46:6

Nations rage! Kingdoms fall! But at the voice of God the earth itself melts.

Psalm 71:3

Be my mighty rock, the place where I can always run for protection. Save me by your command! You are my mighty rock and my fortress.

Exodus 14:21

Moses stretched his arm over the sea, and the LORD sent a strong east wind that blew all night until there was dry land where the water had been. The sea opened up,

Isaiah 10:6

to beat down you godless people. I am angry with you, and I will send him to attack you. He will take what he wants and walk on you like mud in the streets.

Isaiah 13:13

I, the LORD All-Powerful, am terribly angry— I will make the sky tremble and the earth shake loose.

Isaiah 14:26

I have planned this for the whole world, and my mighty arm controls every nation.

Isaiah 19:5

The River Nile will dry up and become parched land.

Isaiah 2:19

You had better hide in caves and holes— the LORD will be fearsome, marvellous, and glorious when he comes to terrify people on earth.

Isaiah 23:10

People of Tyre, your harbour is destroyed! You will have to become farmers just like the Egyptians.

Isaiah 23:3

Your merchants sailed the seas, making you wealthy by trading with nation after nation. They brought back grain that grew along the Nile.

Isaiah 25:2

You have destroyed the fortress of our enemies, leaving their city in ruins. Nothing in that foreign city will ever be rebuilt.

Isaiah 5:25

You are the LORD's people, but you made him terribly angry, and he struck you with his mighty arm. Mountains shook, and dead bodies covered the streets like rubbish. The LORD is still angry, and he is ready to strike you again.

Isaiah 50:2

I came and called out, but you didn't answer. Have I lost my power to rescue and save? At my command oceans and rivers turn into deserts; fish rot and stink for lack of water.

Jeremiah 47:7

But how can my sword rest, when I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?

Ezekiel 26:10

He will have so many horses that the dust they stir up will seem like a thick fog. And as his chariots and cavalry approach, even the walls will shake, especially when he proudly enters your ruined city.

Ezekiel 26:4

They will tear down your city walls and defence towers. I will sweep away the ruins until all that's left of you is a bare rock,

Ezekiel 31:16

This tree will crash to the ground, and I will send it to the world below. Then the nations of the earth will tremble. The trees from Eden and the choice trees from Lebanon are now in the world of the dead, and they will be comforted when this tree falls.

Nahum 1:14

Assyria, this is what else the LORD says to you: “Your name will be forgotten. I will destroy every idol in your temple, and I will send you to the grave, because you are worthless.”

Haggai 2:7

I will shake the nations, and their treasures will be brought here. Then the brightness of my glory will fill this temple.

Mark 11:17

Then he taught the people and said, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship for all nations.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”

John 2:16

Jesus said to the people who had been selling doves, “Get those doves out of here! Don't make my Father's house a market place.”