Isaiah 5:19

Easy To Read Version

Those people say, “We wish God would hurry and do the things he plans to do. Then we would know what will happen. We wish the Lord’s plan would happen soon. Then we would know what his plan is.”

Cross References

Isaiah 30:11

Stop seeing things that will really happen! Get out of our way! Stop telling us about the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 66:5

You people that obey the Lord’s commands\par should listen to the things\par the Lord says,\par “Your brothers hated you.\par They turned against you\par because you followed me.\par Your brothers said,\par ‘We will come back to you\par when the Lord is honored.\par Then we will be happy with you.’\par Those bad people will be punished.\par

Jeremiah 17:15

The people of Judah continue to ask me questions.\par They say,\par “Jeremiah, what about the message from the Lord?\par Let’s see that message come true.”\par

Jeremiah 23:18

But none of those prophets\par has stood in the heavenly council. {\cf2\super [191]} \par None of them has seen or heard\par the message of the Lord.\par None of them has paid close attention\par to the Lord’s message.\par

Jeremiah 23:36

But you will never again use the expression, ‘The announcement (heavy load) of the Lord.’ This is because the Lord’s message should not be a heavy load for anyone. But you changed the words of our God. He is the living God, the Lord All-Powerful!

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.

Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [106]} why do people say this poem about the land of Israel:

Hosea 10:3

Now the Israelites say, “We have no king. We don’t honor the Lord! And his king can’t do anything to us!”