Isaiah 17:12

New International Reader's Version

How terrible it will be for the nations that attack us! The noise of their armies is like the sound of the ocean. How terrible it will be for the nations who fight against us! They are as loud as huge waves crashing on the shore.

Cross References

Psalm 18:4

The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me. A destroying flood swept over me.

Psalm 29:3

The voice of the Lord is heard over the waters. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

Psalm 83:2

See how your enemies are growling like dogs. See how they are rising up against you.

Isaiah 13:4

Listen! I hear a noise in the mountains. It sounds like a huge crowd. Listen! I hear a loud noise among the kingdoms. It sounds like nations gathering together. The Lord who rules over all is bringing an army together for war.

Isaiah 28:17

I will use a measuring line to prove that you have not been fair. I will use a plumb line to prove that you have not done what is right. Hail will sweep away the lies you depend on to keep you safe. Water will flood your hiding place.

Isaiah 54:17

But no weapon used against you will succeed. People might bring charges against you. But you will prove that they are wrong. Those are the things I do for my servants. I make everything right for them,” announces the Lord.

Isaiah 8:9

Sound the battle cry, you nations! But you will be torn apart. Listen, all you lands far away! Prepare for battle! But you will be torn apart. Prepare for battle! But you will be torn apart.

Isaiah 9:5

Every fighting man’s boot that he wore in battle will be burned up. So will every piece of clothing covered with blood. All of them will be thrown into the fire.

Jeremiah 6:23

Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are mean. They do not show any mercy at all. They come riding in on their horses. They sound like the roaring ocean. They are lined up for battle. They are marching out to attack you, city of Zion.”

Ezekiel 43:2

There I saw the glory of the God of Israel. He was coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters. His glory made the land shine brightly.

Daniel 7:2

Daniel said, “I had a vision at night. I looked up and saw the four winds of heaven. They were stirring up the Mediterranean Sea.

Micah 4:11

But now many nations have gathered together to attack you. They say, “Let Jerusalem be made ‘unclean.’ We want to laugh when Zion suffers!”

Numbers 10:35

When the ark started out, Moses said, “Lord, rise up! Let your enemies be scattered. Let them run away from you.”

Luke 21:25

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. The nations of the earth will be in terrible pain. They will be puzzled by the roaring and tossing of the sea.

Revelation 17:1

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me. He said, “Come. I will show you how the great prostitute will be punished. She is the one who sits by many waters.

Revelation 17:15

Then the angel spoke to me. “You saw the waters the prostitute sits on,” he said. “They stand for all the nations of the world, no matter what their race or language is.