Isaiah 1:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The city of Jerusalem is now like an empty shed left in a vineyard. It is like an old straw hut abandoned in a field of cucumbers or like a city surrounded by enemies.

Cross References

Zechariah 9:9

People of Zion, rejoice! People of Jerusalem, shout with joy! Look, your king is coming to you! He is the good king who won the victory, but he is humble. He is riding on a donkey, on a young donkey born from a work animal.

John 12:15

“Do not be afraid, people of Zion! Look! Your king is coming. He is riding on a young donkey.” Zechariah 9:9

Zechariah 2:10

The Lord says, “Zion, be happy, because I am coming, and I will live in your city.

Isaiah 62:11

Listen, the Lord is speaking to all the faraway lands: “Tell the people of Zion, ‘Look, your Savior is coming. He is bringing your reward to you. He is bringing it with him.’”

Isaiah 10:32

This day the army will stop at Nob and prepare to fight against Mount Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

Lamentations 2:6

He pulled up his own tent as if it were a garden. He has ruined the place where the people came together to worship him. The Lord has made people forget the special assemblies and special days of rest in Zion. He rejected the king and the priests. He was angry and rejected them.

Lamentations 2:1

Look how the Lord has covered daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger. He has thrown her, the glory of Israel, from the sky to the ground. In his anger he showed no care even for the Temple where he rests his feet.

Isaiah 37:22

“So this is the Lord’s message against Sennacherib: ‘The virgin daughter Zion does not think you are important. She makes fun of you. Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head at you and laughs behind your back.

Isaiah 4:4

The Lord will wash away the filth from the daughters of Zion. He will wash away the blood from Jerusalem. With a spirit of judgment that burns like fire, he will make everything pure.

Psalm 9:14

Then, at the gates of Jerusalem, I can sing praises to you. I will be so happy because you saved me.”

Job 27:18

Evil people might build houses, but they will not last long. They will be like a spider’s web or a guard’s tent.

Jeremiah 4:17

The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem like men guarding a field. Judah, you turned against me, so the enemy is coming against you.” This message is from the Lord.

Isaiah 8:8

This water will be like a flash flood as it passes through Judah. It will rise to Judah’s throat and almost drown him. But he will spread his wings over your whole country, Immanuel.

Isaiah 1:7

Your land is in ruins, and your cities are in flames. Your enemies have taken your land, and foreigners are taking what it produces. It looks like some foreigners destroyed it.

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord All-Powerful had not allowed a few people to live, we would have been destroyed completely like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And that almost happened!

Isaiah 49:21

Then you will say to yourself, ‘Who gave me all these children? I was sad and lonely. My children were taken away. They were gone. So who gave me these children? Look, I was the only one left. Where did all these children come from?’”

Jeremiah 6:2

Jerusalem, you are like a beautiful meadow. But I will destroy you!

Isaiah 29:3

“I will put armies all around you, Ariel. I will raise war towers against you.

Isaiah 30:17

One enemy soldier will make threats, and a thousand of your men will run away. And when five of them make threats, all of you will run away. The only thing that will be left of your army will be a flagpole on a hill.

Isaiah 37:4

The commander’s master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to say bad things about the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will hear it and prove the enemy is wrong. So pray for those who are still left alive.”