Isaiah 17:14

New International Reader's Version

In the evening, the nations terrify us. But before morning comes, they are gone. That’s what happens to those who steal our goods. That’s what happens to those who take what belongs to us.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:3

They told Isaiah, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today we’re in great trouble. The Lord is warning us. He’s bringing shame on us. Sometimes babies come to the moment when they should be born. But their mothers aren’t strong enough to allow them to be born. Today we are like those mothers. We aren’t strong enough to save ourselves.

2 Kings 19:35

That night the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 people there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning and looked out at the camp. There were all the dead bodies!

Job 20:29

Now you know what God will do to sinful people. Now you know what he has planned for them.”

Psalm 37:36

But he soon passed away and was gone. Even though I looked for him, I couldn’t find him.

Proverbs 22:23

The Lord will stand up for them in court. He will require the lives of people who have taken the lives of those in need.

Isaiah 10:25

Very soon I will not be angry with you anymore. I will turn my anger against the Assyrians. I will destroy them.”

Isaiah 21:12

The guard answers, “Morning is coming, but the night will return. If you want to ask again, come back and ask.”

Isaiah 29:2

The Lord says, “Ariel, I will surround you. Jerusalem, I will get ready to attack you. Your people will mourn. They will sing songs of sadness. I will make you like the front of an altar covered with blood.

Isaiah 29:5

Jerusalem, all your enemies will become like fine dust. Their terrifying armies will become like straw that the wind blows away. All of a sudden, in an instant,

Isaiah 29:7

Armies from all the nations will fight against Ariel. They will attack it and its fort. They’ll surround it completely. But suddenly those armies will disappear like a dream. They will vanish like a vision in the night.

Isaiah 30:28

His breath will be like a rushing flood that rises up to the neck. He’ll separate out the nations he is going to destroy. He’ll place a bit in their jaws. It will lead them down the road to death.

Isaiah 33:1

How terrible it will be for you, you who destroy others! Assyria, you haven’t been destroyed yet. How terrible for you, you who turn against others! Others haven’t turned against you yet. When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop turning against others, others will turn against you.

Isaiah 33:18

You will think about what used to terrify you. You will say to yourself, “Where is that chief officer of Assyria? Where is the one who forced us to send gifts to his king? Where is the officer in charge of the towers that were used when we were attacked?”

Isaiah 34:17

The Lord will decide what part of the land goes to each animal. Then he will give each one its share. It will belong to them forever. And they will live there for all time to come.

Isaiah 41:12

You might search for your enemies. But you will not find them. Those who go to war against you will completely disappear.

Jeremiah 13:25

This is what will happen to you. I have appointed it for you,” announces the Lord. “You have forgotten me. You have trusted in other gods.

Jeremiah 2:3

Your people were holy to me. They were the first share of my harvest. All those who destroyed them were held guilty. And trouble came to their enemies,’ ” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 49:10

But I will strip everything away from Esau’s people. I will uncover their hiding places. They will not be able to hide anywhere. Their army is destroyed. Their friends and neighbors are destroyed. So there is no one to say,

Ezekiel 39:10

People will not gather wood from the fields. They will not cut down the forests. Instead, they will burn the weapons. And they will rob those who robbed them. They will steal from those who stole from them,” announces the Lord and King.

Zechariah 2:12

He will receive Judah as his share in the holy land. And he will choose Jerusalem again.

Judges 5:31

“Lord, may all your enemies be destroyed. But may all who love you be like the morning sun. May they be like the sun when it shines the brightest.” So the land was at peace for 40 years.