Isaiah 5:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The world of the dead has opened its mouth wide and is eagerly waiting for the leaders of Jerusalem and for its noisy crowds, especially for those who take pride in that city.

Cross References

Psalm 49:14

They are like sheep with death as their shepherd, leading them to the grave. In the morning God's people will walk all over them, as their bodies lie rotting in their home, the grave.

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.

Proverbs 1:12

They're well and healthy now, but we'll finish them off once and for all.

Proverbs 27:20

Death and the grave are never satisfied, and neither are we.

Proverbs 30:16

the world of the dead and a childless wife, the thirsty earth and a flaming fire.

Isaiah 14:11

Your pride and your music have ended here in the world of the dead. Worms are your blanket, maggots are your bed.”

Isaiah 14:9

The world of the dead eagerly waits for you. With great excitement, the spirits of ancient rulers hear about your coming.

Isaiah 21:4

My head spins; I'm horrified! Early evening, my favourite time, has become a nightmare.

Isaiah 24:8

No one plays tambourines or stringed instruments; all noisy celebrating has come to an end.

Isaiah 30:33

Long ago the LORD got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The place for the fire is deep and wide, the wood is piled high, and the LORD will start the fire by breathing out flaming sulphur.

Ezekiel 7:12

The time is coming when everyone will be ruined. Buying and selling will stop,

Daniel 5:30

That same night, the king was killed.

Nahum 1:10

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like dry thorn bushes burning in a fire.

Habakkuk 2:5

Wine is treacherous, and arrogant people are never satisfied. They are no less greedy than death itself— they open their mouths as wide as the world of the dead and swallow everyone.

Matthew 7:13

Go in through the narrow gate. The gate to destruction is wide, and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people go through that gate.

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.

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you