Isaiah 47:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But without warning, disaster will strike— and your magic charms won't help at all.

Cross References

Nehemiah 4:11

Our enemies were saying, “Before those Jews know what has happened, we will sneak up and kill them and put an end to their work.”

Psalm 35:8

Surprise them with disaster! Trap them in their own nets and let them fall and rot in the pits they have dug.

Psalm 50:22

You have ignored me! So pay close attention or I will tear you apart, and no one can help you.

Psalm 55:15

All who hate me are controlled by the power of evil. Sentence them to death and send them down alive to the world of the dead.

Psalm 73:19

They will be terrified, suddenly swept away and no longer there.

Proverbs 13:21

You are in for trouble if you sin, but you will be rewarded if you live right.

Isaiah 13:6

Cry and weep! The day is coming when the mighty LORD will bring destruction.

Isaiah 29:5

Then your cruel enemies will suddenly be swept away like dust in a storm.

Isaiah 30:13

This sin is like a crack that makes a high wall quickly crumble

Isaiah 37:36

The LORD sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of them all in one night. The next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies.

Isaiah 45:7

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

Isaiah 47:9

Your magic powers and charms will suddenly fail, then you will be a widow and lose your children.

Isaiah 48:8

You have never been willing to listen to what I say; from the moment of your birth, I knew you would rebel.

Isaiah 57:1

God's faithful people are dragged off and killed, and no one even cares. Evil sweeps them away,

Jeremiah 51:29

The earth twists and turns in torment, because I have decided to make Babylonia a desert where no one can live, and I won't change my mind.

Jeremiah 51:43

Horrible destruction will strike the nearby towns. The land will become a barren desert, where no one can live or even travel.

Jeremiah 51:8

But suddenly, Babylon will fall and be destroyed. I, the LORD, told the foreigners who lived there, “Weep for the city! Get medicine for its wounds; perhaps they will heal.”

Lamentations 1:21

Everyone heard my groaning, but no one offered comfort. My enemies know of the trouble that you have brought on me, and it makes them glad. Hurry and punish them, as you have promised.

Ezekiel 7:26

One tragedy will follow another, and you'll hear only bad news. People will beg prophets to give them a message from me. Priests will stop teaching my Law, and wise leaders won't be able to give advice.

Matthew 18:34

The king was so angry that he ordered the official to be tortured until he could pay back everything he owed.

Luke 12:59

You won't get out until you have paid the last penny you owe.

Luke 17:27

People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day when Noah went into the big boat. Then the flood came and drowned everyone on earth.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will think they are safe and secure. But destruction will suddenly strike them like the pains of a woman about to give birth. And they won't escape.

Revelation 3:3

Remember the teaching that you were given and that you heard. Hold firmly to it and turn from your sins. If you don't wake up, I will come when you least expect it, just as a thief does.