Isaiah 3:11

New International Reader's Version

But how terrible it will be for those who do what is evil! Trouble is about to fall on them. They will be paid back for the evil things they’ve done.

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

You would never kill godly people along with those who are evil, would you? Would you treat them all alike? You would never do anything like that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

2 Samuel 3:39

I’m the anointed king. But today I’m weak. These sons of Zeruiah are too powerful for me. May the Lord pay back the one who killed Abner! May he pay him back for the evil thing he has done!”

1 Kings 21:21

So the Lord says, ‘I am going to bring horrible trouble on you. I will destroy your children after you. I will destroy every male in Israel who is related to you. It does not matter whether they are slaves or free.

2 Chronicles 6:23

When they do, listen to them from heaven. Take action. Judge between the person and their neighbor. Pay back the guilty one. Do to them what they have done to their neighbor. Deal with the one who isn’t guilty in a way that shows they are free from blame. That will prove they aren’t guilty.

Job 10:15

If I were guilty, how terrible that would be for me! Even if I haven’t sinned, I can’t be proud of what I’ve done. That’s because I’m so full of shame. I’m drowning in my suffering.

Psalm 28:4

Pay them back for their evil actions. Pay them back for what their hands have done. Give them exactly what they should get.

Psalm 62:12

The other is that your love, Lord, never ends. You will reward everyone in keeping with what they have done.

Proverbs 1:31

So you will eat the fruit of the way you have lived. You will choke on the fruit of what you have planned.

Proverbs 11:31

Godly people get what they should get on earth. So ungodly people and sinners will certainly get what they should get!

Proverbs 12:14

Many good things come from what people say. And the work of their hands rewards them.

Proverbs 26:27

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. If someone rolls a big stone, it will roll back on them.

Ecclesiastes 8:13

Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.

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 48:22

“There is no peace for those who are evil,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 65:20

“Babies in Jerusalem will no longer live only a few days. Old people will not fail to live for a very long time. Those who live to the age of 100 will be thought of as mere children when they die. Those who die before they are 100 will be considered as having been under God’s curse.

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.”

Jeremiah 21:14

But I will punish you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord. “I will start a fire in your forests. It will burn down everything around you.” ’ ”

Jeremiah 31:30

Instead, everyone will die for their own sin. The one who eats sour grapes will taste how bitter they are.

Ezekiel 16:59

The Lord and King says, “I will punish you in keeping with what you have done. I sealed with a promise the covenant I made with you. You hated that promise. And you broke my covenant.

Ezekiel 18:20

A person will die because of their own sins. A child will not be guilty because of what their parent did. And a parent will not be guilty because of what their child did. The right things a godly person does will be added to their account. The wrong things a sinful person does will be charged against them.

Ezekiel 2:10

He unrolled it in front of me. Both sides had words written on them. They spoke about sadness, sorrow and trouble.

Ezekiel 24:14

“I have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back. I will not feel sorry for you. I will do what I said I would do. You will be judged for your conduct and actions. I am the Lord,” announces the Lord and King.

Ezekiel 33:8

Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure that you will die.’ And suppose you do not try to get them to change their ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.

Micah 3:4

The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.

Micah 7:13

But the rest of the earth will be deserted. The people who live in it have done many evil things.

Numbers 32:23

“But what if you fail to do your duty? Then you will be sinning against the Lord. And you may be sure that your sin will be discovered. It will be brought out into the open.

2 Corinthians 5:10

We must all stand in front of Christ to be judged. Each one of us will be judged for what we do while in our bodies. We’ll be judged for the good things and the bad things. Then each of us will receive what we are supposed to get.

James 2:13

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

Judges 9:57

God also made the people of Shechem pay for all the evil things they had done. The curse of Jotham came down on them. He was the son of Jerub-Baal.