Isaiah 14:21

God's Word

Prepare a place to slaughter their sons because of their ancestors’ guilt. They won’t be able to rise, possess the earth, and rebuild cities all over it.

Cross References

Job 37:12

He guides the clouds as they churn round and round over the face of the inhabited earth to do everything he orders them.

Exodus 20:5

Never worship them or serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a God who does not tolerate rivals. I punish children for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.

Isaiah 13:16

Their little children will be smashed to death right before their eyes. Their houses will be looted and their wives raped.

Isaiah 27:6

In times to come Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom, bud, and fill the whole world with fruit.

Leviticus 26:39

Those who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.

Matthew 23:35

As a result, you will be held accountable for all the innocent blood of those murdered on earth. This includes the murder of Abel, who had God’s approval, to that of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.