Isaiah 5:9

Good News Translation

I have heard the Lord Almighty say, “All these big, fine houses will be empty ruins.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:21

And so what the Lord had foretold through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: “The land will lie desolate for seventy years, to make up for the Sabbath rest that has not been observed.”

Job 15:28

They are the ones who captured cities and seized houses whose owners had fled, but war will destroy those cities and houses.

Job 20:21

When they eat, there is nothing left over, but now their prosperity comes to an end.

Proverbs 15:27

Try to make a profit dishonestly, and you get your family in trouble. Don't take bribes and you will live longer.

Isaiah 22:14

The Sovereign Lord Almighty himself spoke to me and said, “This evil will never be forgiven them as long as they live. I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, have spoken.”

Isaiah 27:10

The fortified city lies in ruins. It is deserted like an empty wilderness. It has become a pasture for cattle, where they can rest and graze.

Isaiah 5:6

I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”

Amos 3:7

The Sovereign Lord never does anything without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets.

Amos 5:11

You have oppressed the poor and robbed them of their grain. And so you will not live in the fine stone houses you build or drink wine from the beautiful vineyards you plant.

Amos 6:11

When the Lord gives the command, houses large and small will be smashed to pieces.

Matthew 22:7

The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.

Matthew 23:38

And so your Temple will be abandoned and empty.

James 5:4

You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.