Obadiah 1:15

New Century Version

“The Lord’s day of judging is coming soon to all the nations. The same evil things you did to other people will happen to you; they will come back upon your own head.

Cross References

Esther 9:25

But when the king learned of the evil plan, he sent out written orders that the evil plans Haman had made against the Jewish people would be used against him. And those orders said that Haman and his sons should be hanged on the platform.

Job 24:1

“I wish the Almighty would set a time for judging. Those who know God do not see such a day.

Psalm 137:8

People of Babylon, you will be destroyed. The people who pay you back for what you did to us will be happy.

Proverbs 5:22

An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.

Jeremiah 12:14

This is what the Lord said to me: “Here is what I will do to all my wicked neighbors who take the land I gave my people Israel. I will pull them up and throw them out of their land. And I will pull up the people of Judah from among them.

Jeremiah 49:12

This is what the Lord says: “Some people did not deserve to be punished, but they had to drink from the cup of suffering anyway. People of Edom, you deserve to be punished, so you will not escape punishment. You must certainly drink from the cup of suffering.”

Jeremiah 50:29

“Call for the archers to come against Babylon. Tell them to surround the city, and let no one escape. Pay her back for what she has done; do to her what she has done to other nations. Babylon acted with pride against the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:56

The army has come to destroy Babylon. Her soldiers have been captured, and their bows are broken, because the Lord is a God who punishes people for the evil they do. He gives them the full punishment they deserve.

Ezekiel 30:3

The day is near; the Lord’s day of judging is near. It is a cloudy day and a time when the nations will be judged.

Ezekiel 35:11

So this is what the Lord God says: As surely as I live, I will treat you just as you treated them. You were angry and jealous because you hated them. So I will punish you and show the Israelites who I am.

Ezekiel 35:15

You were happy when the land of Israel was ruined, but I will do the same thing to you. Mount Seir and all Edom, you will become an empty ruin. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Joel 1:15

What a terrible day it will be! The Lord’s day of judging is near, when punishment will come like a destroying attack from the Almighty.

Joel 2:1

Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem; shout a warning on my holy mountain. Let all the people who live in the land shake with fear, because the Lord’s day of judging is coming; it is near.

Joel 2:11

The Lord shouts out orders to his army. His army is very large! Those who obey him are very strong! The Lord’s day of judging is an overwhelming and terrible day. No one can stand up against it!

Amos 5:18

How terrible it will be for you who want the Lord’s day of judging to come. Why do you want that day to come? It will bring darkness for you, not light.

Amos 5:20

So the Lord’s day of judging will bring darkness, not light; it will be very dark, not light at all.

Micah 5:15

In my anger and rage, I will pay back the nations that have not listened.”

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you have stolen from many nations, those who are left will take much from you. This is because you have killed many people, destroying countries and cities and everyone in them.

Matthew 7:2

You will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and the amount you give to others will be given to you.

James 2:13

So you must show mercy to others, or God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear at the judgment.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings whose thumbs and big toes had been cut off used to eat scraps that fell from my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.