Isaiah 16:14

New Century Version

Now the Lord says, “In three years all those people and what they take pride in will be hated. (This is three years as a hired helper would count time.) There will be a few people left, but they will be weak.”

Cross References

Genesis 31:1

One day Jacob heard Laban’s sons talking. They said, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned, and in this way he has become rich.”

Esther 5:11

He told them how wealthy he was and how many sons he had. He also told them all the ways the king had honored him and how the king had placed him higher than his important men and his royal officers.

Job 14:6

So look away from us and leave us alone until we put in our time like a laborer.

Job 7:1

“People have a hard task on earth, and their days are like those of a laborer.

Isaiah 11:14

But Israel and Judah will attack the Philistines on the west. Together they will take the riches from the people of the east. They will conquer Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will be under their control.

Isaiah 15:5

My heart cries with sorrow for Moab. Its people run away to Zoar for safety; they run to Eglath Shelishiyah. People are going up the mountain road to Luhith, crying as they go. People are going on the road to Horonaim, crying over their destruction.

Isaiah 16:13

Earlier the Lord said these things about Moab.

Isaiah 17:4

“At that time Israel’s wealth will all be gone. Israel will be like someone who has lost much weight from sickness.

Isaiah 21:16

This is what the Lord said to me: “In one year all the glory of the country of Kedar will be gone. (This is a year as a hired helper counts time.)

Isaiah 23:9

It was the Lord All-Powerful who planned this. He decided to make these proud people unimportant; he decided to disgrace those who were greatly respected.

Isaiah 25:10

The Lord will protect Jerusalem, but he will crush our enemy Moab like straw that is trampled down in the manure.

Isaiah 25:11

They will spread their arms in it like a person who is swimming. But God will bring down their pride, and all the clever things they have made will mean nothing.

Isaiah 7:16

You are afraid of the kings of Israel and Aram now. But before the child learns to choose good and reject evil, the lands of Israel and Aram will be empty.

Jeremiah 48:42

The nation of Moab will be destroyed, because they thought they were greater than the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “The wise must not brag about their wisdom. The strong must not brag about their strength. The rich must not brag about their money.

Deuteronomy 15:8

But give freely to them, and freely lend them whatever they need.