Isaiah 26:21

New International Reader's Version

He is coming from the place where he lives. He will punish the people of the earth for their sins. The blood spilled on the earth will be brought out into the open. The ground will no longer hide those who have been killed.

Cross References

Job 16:18

“Earth, please don’t cover up my blood! May God always hear my cry for help!

Job 20:27

Heaven will show their guilt to everyone. The earth will be a witness against them.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on the day when the Lord punishes you? On that day trouble will come from far away. Who will you run to for help? Who will you trust your riches with?

Isaiah 13:11

The Lord will punish the world because it is so evil. He will punish evil people for their sins. He’ll put an end to the bragging of those who are proud. He’ll bring down the pride of those who don’t show any pity.

Isaiah 18:4

The Lord says to me, “I will look down from heaven, where I live. I will be as quiet as summer heat in the sunshine. I will be as quiet as a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Isaiah 22:14

I heard the Lord who rules over all speaking. “Your sin can never be paid for as long as you live,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 29:6

the Lord who rules over all will come. He will come with thunder, earthquakes and a lot of noise. He’ll bring windstorms and rainstorms with him. He’ll send a blazing fire that will burn up everything.

Isaiah 65:6

“I will judge them. I have even written it down. I will not keep silent. Instead, I will pay them back for all their sins.

Isaiah 65:7

I will punish them for their sins. I will also punish them for the sins of their people before them.” This is what the Lord says. “They burned sacrifices on the mountains. They disobeyed me by worshiping other gods on the hills. So I will make sure they are fully punished for all the sins they have committed.”

Isaiah 66:6

Hear the loud sounds coming from the city! Listen to the noise coming from the temple! I am the one causing it. I am paying back my enemies for everything they have done.

Ezekiel 8:6

He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the Israelites are doing here? They are doing things I hate very much. Those things will cause me to go far away from my temple. But you will see things I hate even more.”

Luke 11:40

You foolish people! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside also?

Luke 11:50

So the people of today will be punished. They will pay for all the prophets’ blood spilled since the world began.

Revelation 16:6

Those who worship the beast have poured out blood. They have poured out the life’s blood of your holy people and your prophets. So you have given blood to drink to those who worship the beast. That’s exactly what they should get.”

Revelation 18:24

You were guilty of the murder of prophets and God’s holy people. You were guilty of the blood of all who have been killed on the earth.”