Isaiah 29:5

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

Job 21:18

Does God blow the evil people away,\par like the wind blows straw,\par like strong winds blow the grain husks?\par

Psalm 1:4

But bad people are not like that.\par Bad people are like chaff {\cf2\super [2]} \par that the wind blows away.\par

Psalm 35:5

Make those people be like chaff {\cf2\super [215]} \par blown by the wind. {\cf2\super [216]} \par Let them be chased by the Lord’s angel.\par

Isaiah 13:11

\{God says,\} “I will cause bad things to happen to the world. I will punish the evil people for their sin. I will cause the proud people to lose their pride. I will stop the bragging of the people that are mean to others.

Isaiah 25:3

People from powerful nations\par will honor you.\par Powerful people from strong cities\par will fear you.\par

Isaiah 25:4

\{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

Isaiah 25:5

The enemy shouts and makes noise.\par The terrible enemy shouts challenges.\par But you, \{God,\} will stop them.\par In the desert during the summer\par \{plants wilt and fall to the ground\}.\par In the same way, you will defeat the enemy\par and force them to their knees.\par Thick clouds stop the summer heat.\par In the same way, you will stop the shouts\par of the terrible enemy.\par

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 30:13

You are guilty of these things so you are like a tall wall with cracks in it. That wall will fall and break into small pieces.

Isaiah 31:3

The people of Egypt are only human—not God. The horses from Egypt are only animals—not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm and the helper (Egypt) will be defeated. And the people that wanted help (Judah) will fall. All those people will be destroyed together.

Isaiah 31:8

It is true that Assyria {\cf2\super [292]} will be defeated with a sword. But that sword will not be a man’s sword. Assyria will be destroyed. But that destruction will not come from a man’s sword. Assyria will run away from God’s sword. But the young men will be caught and made slaves.

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 40:15

Look, all the nations in the world are like\par one small drop in the bucket.\par If the Lord took all the faraway nations,\par and put them on his weighing scales,\par they would be like small pieces of dust.\par

Isaiah 41:11

Look, some people are angry with you.\par But they will be shamed.\par Your enemies will be lost and disappear.\par

Isaiah 41:15

“Look, I have made you like\par a new threshing board.\par That tool has many sharp teeth,\par Farmers use it to crush the hulls\par so they will separate from the grain.\par You will trample (walk on) mountains\par and crush them.\par You will make the hills like those hulls.\par

Isaiah 41:16

You will throw them into the air,\par and the wind will blow them away\par and scatter them.\par Then you will be happy in the Lord.\par You will be very proud of the Holy One (God) of Israel.”\par

Isaiah 47:11

“But troubles will come to you.\par You don’t know when it will happen,\par but disaster is coming.\par You will not be able to do anything\par to stop those troubles.\par You will be destroyed so quickly\par that you won’t know what happened!\par

Isaiah 48:3

“Long ago I told you about the things\par that would happen.\par I told you about those things.\par And then suddenly,\par I made them happen.\par

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly. Destruction will come like the pains of a woman who is having a baby. And those people will not escape.