Isaiah 34:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This will happen because the Lord has chosen a time for punishment. He has chosen a year when people must pay for the wrong they did to Zion.

Cross References

Isaiah 63:4

I chose a time to punish people. Now the time has come for me to save and protect my people.

Isaiah 61:2

He sent me to announce that the time has come for the Lord to show his kindness, when our God will also punish evil people. He has sent me to comfort those who are sad,

Jeremiah 46:10

“But on that day, the Lord GOD All-Powerful will win. He will give his enemies the punishment they deserve. His sword will kill until it is finished, until it has satisfied its thirst for blood. Yes, the Lord GOD All-Powerful will kill them as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

Isaiah 35:4

People are afraid and confused. Say to them, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid!” Look, your God will come and punish your enemies. He will come and give you your reward. He will save you.

Psalm 94:1

The Lord is a God who punishes people. God, come punish them.

Revelation 19:2

His judgments are true and right. Our God has punished the prostitute. She is the one who ruined the earth with her sexual sin. God has punished the prostitute to pay her back for the death of his servants.”

Revelation 18:20

Be happy because of this, O heaven! Be happy, God’s holy people and apostles and prophets! God has punished her because of what she did to you.’”

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will punish them for the bad things they did. But I am saving that punishment for when they slip and do bad things. Their time of trouble is near. Their punishment will come quickly.’

Romans 2:5

But you are so stubborn! You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will be punished on the day when God will show his anger. On that day everyone will see how right God is to judge people.

Luke 18:7

God’s people shout to him night and day, and he will always give them what is right. He will not be slow to answer them.

Micah 6:1

Now hear what the Lord says: “Present your argument to the mountains. Let the hills hear your story.

Isaiah 49:26

Those people hurt you, but I will force them to eat their own bodies. Their own blood will be the wine that makes them drunk. Then everyone will know that the Lord saved you. Everyone will know that the Powerful One of Jacob saved you.”

Isaiah 26:21

Look! The Lord is coming out from his place to judge the people of the world for the bad things they have done. The earth will reveal the blood that has been spilled on it. It will no longer hide the proof of those murders.

Revelation 14:11

And the smoke from their burning pain will rise forever and ever. There will be no rest, day or night, for those who worship the beast and its idol or who wear the mark of its name.”

Isaiah 13:6

The Lord’s special day is near. So cry and be sad for yourselves. A time is coming when the enemy will steal your wealth. God All-Powerful will make that happen.

Isaiah 47:3

Men will see your naked body and use you for sex. I will make you pay for the bad things you did, and I will not let anyone help you.

Hosea 9:7

The prophet says, “Israel, learn this: The time of punishment has come. The time has come for you to pay for the evil things you did.” But the people of Israel say, “The prophet is a fool. This man with God’s Spirit is crazy.” The prophet says, “You will be punished for your terrible sins. You will be punished for your hate.”

Joel 3:4

“Tyre! Sidon! All of you areas of Philistia! You are not important to me! Are you punishing me for something I did? You might think that you are punishing me, but I will soon punish you.

Isaiah 13:9

Look, the Lord’s special day is coming! It will be a terrible day. God will be very angry. He will destroy the country and wipe out the sinful people who live there.