Isaiah 28:22

Easy To Read Version

Now, you must not fight against those things. If you do, the ropes around you will become tighter.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:10

The messengers went to every town in the area of Ephraim and Manasseh. They went all the way to the area of Zebulun. But the people laughed at the messengers and made fun of them.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord brought commanders from the king of Assyria’s army to attack Judah. Those commanders captured Manasseh and made him their prisoner. They put hooks in him and brass chains on his hands and took him to the country of Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But God’s people made fun of God’s prophets. They refused to listen to God’s prophets. They hated God’s messages. Finally God could not hold his anger any longer. God became angry at his people and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.

Psalm 107:16

\{God helps us defeat our enemies.\}\par God can break down their bronze gates.\par God can shatter the iron bars on their gates.\par

Exodus 8:25

So Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron. Pharaoh told them, “Offer sacrifices [54] to your God here in this country.”

Proverbs 29:1

If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.

Isaiah 10:12

My Master will finish doing the things he planned to Jerusalem and Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [116]} Then the Lord will punish Assyria. {\cf2\super [117]} The king of Assyria is very proud. His pride made him do many bad things. So God will punish him.

Isaiah 28:23

Listen closely to the message I am telling you.

Jeremiah 15:17

I never sat with the crowd\par as they laughed and had fun.\par I sat by myself because of your\par influence on me.\par You filled me with anger\par at the evil around me.\par

Jeremiah 20:7

Lord, you tricked me,\par and I certainly was fooled.\par You are stronger than I am,\par so you won.\par I have become a joke.\par People laugh at me\par and make fun of me all day long.\par

Jeremiah 25:11

That whole area will be an empty desert. All of those people will be slaves of the king of Babylon for 70 years.

Jeremiah 36:23

Jehudi began to read from the scroll. But whenever he would read two or three columns, King Jehoiakim would grab the scroll. Then he would cut those columns off of the scroll with a small knife and throw them into the fireplace. Finally, the whole scroll was burned in the fire.

Jeremiah 39:7

Then Nebuchadnezzar tore out Zedekiah’s eyes. He put bronze chains on Zedekiah and took him to Babylon.

Lamentations 1:14

“My sins were tied up like a yoke.\par My sins were tied up in the Lord’s hands.\par The Lord’s yoke is on my neck.\par The Lord has made me weak.\par The Lord has given me to people\par that I can’t stand up against.\par

Ezekiel 22:14

Will you be brave then? Will you be strong at the time I come to punish you? No! I am the Lord. I have spoken. And I will do the things I said!

Nahum 1:9

Why are you making plans against\par the Lord?\par He will bring complete destruction,\par so \{you\} will not cause trouble again!\par

Matthew 27:39

People walked by and said bad things to Jesus. People shook their heads

Matthew 27:44

And in the same way, the robbers that were being killed on crosses beside Jesus also said bad things to him.

Luke 21:24

Some of the people will be killed by soldiers. Other people will be made prisoners and taken to every country. The holy city of Jerusalem will be walked on by non-Jewish people until their time is finished.

Acts 17:32

When the people heard about \{Jesus\} being raised from death, some of them laughed. The people said, “We will hear more about this from you later.”