Isaiah 28:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD will fiercely attack as he did at Mount Perazim and in Gibeon Valley. But this time the LORD will do something surprising, not what you expect.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:20

David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. Then he said, “I watched the LORD break through my enemies like a mighty flood.” So he named the place “The Lord Broke Through”.

2 Samuel 5:25

David obeyed the LORD and defeated the Philistines. He even chased them all the way from Geba to the entrance to Gezer.

1 Chronicles 14:11

David and his army marched to Baal-Perazim, where they attacked and defeated the Philistines. He said, “I defeated my enemies because God broke through them like a mighty flood.” So he named the place “The Lord Broke Through”.

1 Chronicles 14:16

David obeyed God and he defeated the Philistines. He even chased them all the way from Gibeon to the entrance to Gezer.

Psalm 94:16

Who will stand up for me against those cruel people?

Isaiah 10:12

The Lord will do what he has planned against Jerusalem and Mount Zion. Then he will punish the proud and boastful king of Assyria,

Isaiah 28:19

Morning, noon, and night an overwhelming flood will wash you away. The terrible things that happen will teach you this lesson:

Isaiah 29:14

So once again I will do things that shock and amaze them, and I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand.”

Isaiah 29:23

When they see how great I have made their nation, they will praise and honour me, the holy God of Israel.

Isaiah 64:2

Be a spark that starts a fire causing water to boil. Then your enemies will know who you are; all nations will tremble because you are nearby.

Isaiah 65:7

I, the LORD, will make them pay for their sins and for those of their ancestors— they have disgraced me by burning incense on mountains.

Jeremiah 30:14

Your friends have forgotten you; they don't care any more. Even I have acted like an enemy. And because your sins are horrible and countless, I will be cruel as I punish you. So don't bother to cry out for relief from your pain.

Lamentations 2:15

Those who pass by shake their heads and sneer as they make fun and shout, “What a lovely city you were, the happiest on earth, but look at you now!”

Lamentations 3:33

The Lord doesn't enjoy sending grief or pain.

Ezekiel 33:21

Twelve years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, a refugee who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me on the fifth day of the tenth month. He told me that the city had fallen.

Habakkuk 1:5

Look and be amazed at what's happening among the nations! Even if you were told, you would never believe what's taking place now.

Joshua 10:10

The LORD made the enemy panic, and the Israelites started killing them right and left. They chased the Amorite troops up the road to Beth-Horon and kept on killing them, until they reached the towns of Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 10:11

And while these troops were going down through Beth-Horon Pass, the LORD made huge hailstones fall on them all the way to Azekah. More of the enemy soldiers died from the hail than from the Israelite weapons.

Joshua 10:12

The LORD was helping the Israelites defeat the Amorites that day. So about midday, Joshua prayed to the LORD loud enough for the Israelites to hear: “Our LORD, make the sun stop in the sky over Gibeon, and the moon stand still over Aijalon Valley.” So the sun and the moon stopped and stood still until Israel defeated its enemies. This poem can be found in The Book of Jashar. The sun stood still and didn't go down for about a whole day.