Isaiah 31:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD isn't stupid! He does what he promises, and he can bring doom. If you are cruel yourself, or help those who are evil, you will be destroyed.

Cross References

Job 12:13

But God is the real source of wisdom and strength.

Job 12:16

just as he rules over liars and those they lie to.

Isaiah 1:4

Israel, you are a sinful nation loaded down with guilt. You are wicked and corrupt and have turned from the LORD, the holy God of Israel.

Isaiah 14:20

You won't be buried with kings; you ruined your country and murdered your people. You evil monster! We hope that your family will be forgotten for ever.

Isaiah 21:17

Only a few of their warriors will be left with bows and arrows. This is a promise that I, the LORD God of Israel, have made.

Isaiah 22:14

The LORD All-Powerful has spoken to me this solemn promise: “I won't forgive them for this, not as long as they live.”

Isaiah 28:21

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.

Isaiah 28:29

This wonderful knowledge comes from the LORD All-Powerful, who has such great wisdom.

Isaiah 30:3

You will be disappointed, completely disgraced for trusting Egypt.

Isaiah 30:7

Egypt can't help you! That's why I call that nation a helpless monster.

Isaiah 31:3

The Egyptians are mere humans. They aren't God. Their horses are made of flesh; they can't live for ever. When the LORD shows his power, he will destroy the Egyptians and all who depend on them. Together they will fall.

Isaiah 32:6

Fools talk foolishness. They always make plans to do sinful things, to lie about the LORD, to let the hungry starve, and to keep water from those who are thirsty.

Isaiah 45:7

I create light and darkness, happiness and sorrow. I, the LORD, do all of this.

Isaiah 9:17

The Lord was angry with his people and kept punishing them, because they had turned against him. They were evil and spoke foolishly. That's why he did not have pity on their young people or on their widows and orphans.

Jeremiah 10:12

With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens.

Jeremiah 10:7

You are King of the nations. Everyone should worship you. No human anywhere on earth is wiser than you.

Jeremiah 36:32

After the LORD finished speaking to me, I got another scroll and gave it to Baruch. Then I told him what to write, so this second scroll would contain even more than was on the scroll Jehoiakim had burnt.

Ezekiel 29:6

Then everyone in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. You and your nation refused to help the people of Israel and were nothing more than a broken stick.

Amos 3:6

Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the LORD who brings disaster on a city?

Zephaniah 3:8

The LORD said: Just wait for the day when I accuse you nations. I have decided on a day, when I will bring together every nation and kingdom and punish them all in my fiery anger. I will become furious and destroy the earth.

Zechariah 1:6

But my warnings and my words spoken by the prophets caught up with your ancestors. So they turned back to me and said, “LORD All-Powerful, you have punished us for our sins, just as you had planned.”

Numbers 10:35

Each day as the Israelites began their journey, Moses would pray, “Our LORD, defeat your enemies and make them run!”

Numbers 23:19

God is no mere human! He doesn't tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his promises.

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

Romans 16:27

And now, because of Jesus Christ, we can praise the only wise God for ever! Amen.

Joshua 23:15

Yes, when the LORD makes a promise, he does what he has promised. But when he makes a threat, he will also do what he has threatened. The LORD is our God. He gave us this wonderful land and made an agreement with us that we would worship only him. But if you worship other gods, it will make the LORD furious. He will start getting rid of you, and soon not one of you will be left in this good land that he has given you.

1 Samuel 2:3

I can tell those proud people, “Stop your boasting! Nothing is hidden from the LORD, and he judges what we do.”