Isaiah 21:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I was given a vision of the hard times to come. I see traitors turning against you. I see people taking your wealth. Elam, go against them! Media, surround the city! I will put an end to all their moaning.

Cross References

Jeremiah 49:34

Early in the time when Zedekiah was king of Judah, Jeremiah the prophet received a message from the Lord about the nation of Elam.

Isaiah 33:1

Look at you. You attack others when you have not been attacked. You turn against others when no one has turned against you. So when you stop your attacks, you will be attacked. When you stop turning against others, they will turn against you.

Isaiah 24:16

We hear songs of praise for God from every place on earth. They praise the God who does what is right. But I say, “Enough! I have had enough. What I see is terrible. Traitors are turning against people and hurting them.”

Psalm 60:3

You have given your people many troubles. We are dizzy and fall down like drunks.

Revelation 13:10

Whoever is to be a prisoner, will be a prisoner. Whoever is to be killed with a sword, will be killed with a sword. This means that God’s holy people must have patience and faith.

Daniel 5:28

Uparsin : Your kingdom is being taken from you. It will be divided among the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 8:20

“You saw a ram with two horns. The horns are the countries of Media and Persia.

Lamentations 1:22

“Look how evil my enemies are! Then you can treat them the same way you treated me because of all my sins. Do this because I am groaning again and again. Do this because my heart is sick.”

Jeremiah 51:53

Babylon might grow until she touches the sky. Babylon might make her forts strong, but I will send people to fight against that city. And they will destroy her.” This is what the Lord said.

Jeremiah 51:44

I will punish the false god Bel in Babylon. I will make him vomit out the people he swallowed. The wall around Babylon will fall, and other nations will stop coming to Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows! Get your shields! The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes because he wants to destroy Babylon. The army from Babylon destroyed his Temple in Jerusalem, so he will give them the punishment they deserve.

Jeremiah 50:34

But God will get them back. His name is the Lord God All-Powerful. He will defend them very strongly. He will argue their case so that he can let their land rest. But there will be no rest for those living in Babylon.”

Jeremiah 50:14

“Prepare for war against Babylon. All you soldiers with bows, shoot your arrows at Babylon. Don’t save any of your arrows. Babylon has sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 45:3

‘Baruch, you have said, “It is very bad for me. The Lord has given me sorrow along with my pain. I am very tired. I am worn out because of my suffering. I cannot find rest.”

Jeremiah 31:25

I will give rest and strength to those who are weak and tired.”

Jeremiah 31:20

The Lord says, “You know that Ephraim is my dear son. I love that child. Yes, I often criticized Ephraim, but I still think about him. I love him very much, and I really do want to comfort him.

Isaiah 47:6

“I was angry with my people. They were mine, but I turned against them. I let you punish them, but you showed them no mercy. Even for those who were old you made the work hard.

Isaiah 35:10

The Lord will make his people free, and they will come back to him. They will come into Zion rejoicing. They will be happy forever. Their happiness will be like a crown on their heads. Gladness and joy will fill them completely. Sorrow and sadness will be far, far away.

Isaiah 22:6

Horse soldiers from Elam took their bags of arrows and rode into battle. Soldiers from Kir rattled their shields.

Proverbs 13:15

People like a person with good sense, but life is hard for someone who cannot be trusted.

Psalm 79:11

Listen to the sad cries of the prisoners! Use your great power to free those who are sentenced to die.

Psalm 12:5

They took advantage of the poor and stole what little they had. But the Lord knows what they did, and he says, “I will rescue those who are poor and helpless, and I will punish those who hurt them.”

1 Samuel 24:13

There is an old saying: ‘Bad things come from bad people.’ “I haven’t done anything bad, and I won’t hurt you.

2 Kings 17:6

The king of Assyria took Samaria during the ninth year that Hoshea was king of Israel. He captured many Israelites and took them as prisoners to Assyria. He made them live in Halah by the Habor River at Gozan and in other cities of the Medes.

Psalm 25:3

No one who trusts in you will be disappointed. But disappointment will come to those who try to deceive others. They will get nothing.

Psalm 119:158

I look at those traitors and hate what I see, because they refuse to do what you say.

Daniel 5:9

King Belshazzar’s officials were confused, and the king became even more afraid and worried. His face was white from fear.

Genesis 10:22

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time the Lord will again reach out and take his people who are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and other faraway countries around the world.

Isaiah 14:4

At that time you will begin to sing this song about the king of Babylon: The king was cruel when he ruled us, but now his rule is finished.

Isaiah 14:7

But now, the whole country rests and is quiet. Now the people begin to celebrate.

Jeremiah 25:25

I made all the kings from Zimri, Elam, and Media drink from the cup.

Jeremiah 49:35

The Lord All-Powerful says, “I will break Elam’s bow very soon. It is Elam’s strongest weapon.

Daniel 8:2

In the vision I saw that I was in the city of Susa. Susa was the capital city in the province of Elam. I was standing by the Ulai River.