Isaiah 25:4

Easy To Read Version

\{Lord\} you are a safe place\par for poor people that have needs.\par Many problems begin to defeat these people,\par but you protect them.\par \{Lord\} you are like a house protecting people\par from floods and heat.\par Troubles are like terrible winds and rain.\par The rain hits the wall and runs down,\par but the people in the house are not hurt.\par

Cross References

Psalm 107:41

But then God rescued those poor people\par from their misery.\par And now their families are large,\par like flocks of sheep.\par

Psalm 119:31

I stick with your Agreement {\cf2\super [589]} Lord.\par Don’t disappoint me.\par

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par

Psalm 121:5

The Lord is your Protector.\par He protects you with his great power.\par

Psalm 35:10

With my whole self I will say,\par “Lord, there is no one like you.\par You save a poor person from people that are stronger.\par You take things from strong people,\par and you give those things\par to that poor, helpless person.”\par

Psalm 55:8

I would run away.\par I would escape.\par I would run away from this\par storm of trouble.\par

Psalm 72:13

Poor, helpless people depend on him.\par The king keeps them alive.\par

Psalm 72:4

Let the king be fair to the poor people.\par Let him help the helpless.\par Let him punish the people who hurt them.\par

Psalm 9:10

People who know your name\par should trust you.\par Lord, if people come to you,\par you will not leave them without help.\par

Psalm 91:1

You can go to God Most-High to hide.\par You can go to the God All-Powerful\par for protection.\par

Isaiah 14:32

\{That army will send messengers\par to their country.\}\par What will those messengers tell their people?\par They will announce:\par \{Philistia was defeated,\}\par but the Lord made Zion {\cf2\super [156]} strong.\par And his poor people went there for safety.\par

Isaiah 16:3

They say,\par “Help us! Tell us what to do!\par Protect us \{from our enemies\}\par like shade protects us from the noon sun.\par We are running from our enemies.\par Hide us! Don’t give us to our enemies.”\par

Isaiah 17:10

This will happen because you have forgotten the God who saves you. You have not remembered that God is your place of safety.

Isaiah 27:5

But if any person comes to me for safety\par and wants to make peace with me,\par then let him come,\par and make peace with me.\par

Isaiah 28:6

Then the Lord will give wisdom to the judges that rule his people. The Lord will give strength to the people in battles at the city gates.

Isaiah 29:19

The Lord will make the poor people happy. The poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 29:20

This will happen when the mean and cruel people are finished. It will happen when those people that enjoy doing bad things are gone.

Isaiah 29:5

There are many strangers there— like very small pieces of dust. There are many cruel people—like chaff {\cf2\super [266]} blowing in the wind.

Isaiah 32:2

\{If this would happen\}, then the king {\cf2\super [294]} would be like a place to hide from the wind and rain. It would be like having streams of water in a dry land. It would be like a cool shadow from a large rock in a hot land.

Isaiah 33:16

Those people will live safely in high places. They will be protected in high rock fortresses. Those people will always have food and water.

Isaiah 33:2

“Lord, be kind to us.\par We have waited for your help.\par Lord, give us strength every morning.\par Save us when we are in trouble.\par

Isaiah 37:36

\{That night,\} the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 people in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up in the morning, they saw the dead bodies all around them.

Isaiah 49:25

But the Lord says,\par “The prisoners will escape.\par Someone will take those prisoners\par away from the strong soldier.\par \{How will this happen?\}\par I will fight your fights.\par I will save your children.\par

Isaiah 57:13

When you need help,\par you cry to those false gods\par that you have gathered around you.\par Let them help you!\par But I tell you,\par the wind will blow them all away.\par A puff of wind will blow them all away.\par But the person that depends on me\par will get the land \{I promised\}.\par That person will have my holy mountain. {\cf2\super [445]} \par

Isaiah 66:2

I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par

Isaiah 8:14

If you will respect the Lord and consider him holy, then he will be a safe place for you. But you don’t respect him. So God is like a rock that you people fall over. He is a rock that makes the two families of Israel stumble. The Lord is a trap to catch all the people of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength\par and my protection.\par You are a safe place to run to\par in time of trouble.\par The nations will come to you\par from all around the world.\par They will say,\par “Our fathers had false gods.\par They worshiped those worthless idols,\par but those idols did not help them at all.”\par

Ezekiel 38:9

But you will come to attack them. You will come like a storm. You will come like a thundercloud covering the land. You and all your groups of soldiers from many nations will come to attack these people.’”

Zephaniah 3:12

I will let only meek and humble people stay in my city (Jerusalem). And they will trust the Lord’s name.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor people in the world to be rich with faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to people who love him.