Isaiah 23:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It was the Lord All-Powerful. He decided to destroy the great things they were so proud of. He wanted to disgrace those who were so highly respected.

Cross References

James 4:6

But the kindness God shows is greater. As the Scripture says, “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.”

Isaiah 13:11

The Lord says, “I will cause bad things to happen to the world. I will punish the evil people for their sin. I will make proud people lose their pride. I will stop the bragging of cruel people.

Isaiah 2:11

Proud people will stop being proud. They will bow down to the ground with shame, and only the Lord will still stand high.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair, and he is able to make proud people humble!

Ephesians 3:11

This agrees with the plan God had since the beginning of time. He did what he planned, and he did it through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we were chosen to be God’s people. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what he wanted. And he is the one who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.

Acts 4:28

These people who came together against Jesus made your plan happen. It was done because of your power and your will.

Malachi 4:1

“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All the proud people will be punished. All the evil people will burn like straw. At that time they will be like a bush burning in the fire, and there will not be a branch or root left.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Jeremiah 51:62

Then say, ‘Lord, you have said that you will destroy this place, Babylon. You will destroy it so that no people or animals will live in it. This place will be an empty ruin forever.’

Isaiah 14:27

When the Lord All-Powerful makes a plan, no one can change it. When he raises his arm to punish, no one can stop him.

Isaiah 14:24

The Lord All-Powerful made this promise: “This will happen exactly as I meant for it to happen. It will happen just the way I planned.

Isaiah 10:33

Look, the Lord GOD All-Powerful will use his great power and chop down that great tree. Their highest officials will be brought down. Their most important leaders will be humbled.

Isaiah 9:15

(The head means the elders and important leaders. The tail means the prophets who told lies.)

Isaiah 5:13

My people don’t really know God. So they will be captured and taken away. Everyone, the respected leaders and the common people as well, will be hungry and thirsty.

Isaiah 2:17

At that time those proud people will fall. They will bow low to the ground, and only the Lord will stand high.

Psalm 107:40

God shames even great leaders and makes them wander through empty deserts.

Job 12:21

He brings disgrace to important people. He takes power away from rulers.

Isaiah 14:26

This is what I plan to do for this land. I will use my power to punish all those nations.”

Isaiah 23:10

Ships from Tarshish, go back home. Cross the sea as if it were a river. No one will stop you now.

Isaiah 32:13

Cry for the land of my people. Cry because only thorns and weeds will grow there. Cry for the city and for all the houses that were once filled with joy.

Jeremiah 13:9

This is what the Lord said: “The loincloth is ruined and not good for anything. In the same way, I will ruin the proud people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Obadiah 1:2

“Edom, I will make you the smallest nation. Everyone will hate you very much.

Exodus 8:4

The frogs will be all over you, your people, and your officials.’”

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord All-Powerful has a special day planned when he will punish the proud and boastful people. They will be brought down.