Isaiah 54:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't forget that I created metalworkers who make weapons over burning coals. I also created armies that can bring destruction.

Cross References

Exodus 9:16

But he has kept you alive, just to show you his power and to bring honour to himself everywhere in the world.

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD has a reason for everything he does, and he lets evil people live only to be punished.

Isaiah 10:15

King of Assyria, can an axe or a saw overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it?

Isaiah 37:26

Sennacherib, now listen to me, the LORD. I planned all this long ago. And you don't even know that I alone am the one who decided that you would do these things. I let you make ruins of fortified cities.

Isaiah 46:11

and brought someone from a distant land to do what I wanted. He attacked from the east, like a hawk swooping down. Now I will keep my promise and do what I planned.

Isaiah 54:15

I will never send anyone to attack your city, and you will make prisoners of those who do attack.

Isaiah 54:17

Weapons made to attack you won't be successful; words spoken against you won't hurt at all. My servants, Jerusalem is yours! I, the LORD, promise to bless you with victory.

Zechariah 2:1

This time I saw someone holding a measuring line,

Zechariah 2:4

and said, “Hurry! Tell that man with the measuring line that Jerusalem won't have any boundaries. It will be too full of people and animals even to have a wall.

John 19:11

Jesus replied, “If God had not given you the power, you couldn't do anything at all to me. But the one who handed me over to you did something even worse.”

1 Samuel 13:19

The Philistines would not allow any Israelites to learn how to make iron tools. “If we allowed that,” they said, “those worthless Israelites would make swords and spears.”