Isaiah 25:2

God's Word

You have turned cities into ruins, fortified cities into piles of rubble, and foreigners’ palaces into cities that will never be rebuilt.

Cross References

Job 12:14

When he tears ⌞something⌟ down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed.

Isaiah 13:20

It will never be inhabited again, and no one will live in it for generations. Arabs won’t pitch their tents there. Shepherds won’t let their flocks rest there.

Isaiah 13:21

Desert animals will lie down there. Their homes will be full of owls. Ostriches will live there, and wild goats will skip about.

Isaiah 13:22

Hyenas will howl in Babylon’s strongholds, and jackals will howl in its luxurious palaces. Its time has almost come. Its days will not be extended.

Isaiah 14:23

“It will become the possession of herons. It will become pools of water. I’ll sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of Armies.

Isaiah 17:1

This is the divine revelation about Damascus. “Damascus will no longer be a city. It will become a pile of rubble.

Isaiah 17:3

Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom will disappear from Damascus. The remaining few from Aram will share Israel’s honor,” declares the Lord of Armies.

Isaiah 21:9

Look! Here come chariots and horsemen in pairs.” Then he said, “Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All the idols they worship lie shattered on the ground.”

Isaiah 23:11

The Lord has stretched his hand over the sea to shake kingdoms. He has commanded that Canaan’s fortifications be destroyed.

Isaiah 23:13

Look at the land of the Babylonians. These people will be gone. Assyria gave this land to the desert animals. Assyria set up battle towers, stripped palaces bare, and turned these places into ruins.

Isaiah 24:10

The ruined city lies desolate. The entrance to every house is barred shut.

Isaiah 25:12

He will bring down Moab’s high fortified walls, level them, and throw them into the dust on the ground.

Isaiah 26:5

He has brought down those who live high in the towering city. He levels it. He levels it to the ground and throws it into the dust.

Isaiah 27:10

The fortified city is isolated. The homestead is left deserted, abandoned like the desert. Calves will graze there. They will lie down. They will feed on the branches.

Isaiah 32:14

Palaces will be deserted. Noisy cities will be abandoned. Fortresses and watchtowers will become permanent caves. They will be a delight for wild donkeys and pastures for flocks

Isaiah 32:19

The forest will be flattened because of hail, and the city will be completely leveled.

Isaiah 34:13

Its palaces are covered with thorns. Its fortresses have nettles and thistles. It will become a home for jackals and a place for ostriches.

Isaiah 37:26

“ ‘Haven’t you heard? I did this long ago. I planned it in the distant past. Now I make it happen so that you will turn fortified cities into piles of rubble.

Jeremiah 51:26

People won’t find any stones in you to use as a cornerstone. They won’t find any stones in you to use for a foundation. You will become permanent ruins,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:11

I will turn Jerusalem into a pile of rubble, a home for jackals. I will destroy the cities of Judah so that no one can live there.

Deuteronomy 13:16

Gather their goods into the middle of the city square. Then burn their city and all their goods as a burnt offering to the Lord your God. It must remain a mound of ruins and never be rebuilt.

Revelation 18:19

Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning, ‘How horrible, how horrible for that important city. Everyone who had a ship at sea grew rich because of that city’s high prices. In one moment it has been destroyed!’