Isaiah 33:11

New International Reader's Version

Assyria, your plans and actions are like straw. Your anger is a fire that will destroy you.

Cross References

Job 15:35

Instead of having children, ungodly people create suffering. All they produce is evil. They are full of lies.”

Psalm 2:1

Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?

Psalm 7:14

Whoever is full of evil plans trouble and ends up telling lies.

Psalm 7:15

Whoever digs a hole and shovels it out falls into the pit they have made.

Isaiah 1:31

Your strongest men will become like dry pieces of wood. Their worship of other gods will be the spark that lights the fire. Everything will be burned up. No one will be there to put the fire out.”

Isaiah 17:13

They sound like the roar of rushing waters. But when the Lord speaks out against them, they run far away. The wind blows them away like straw on the hills. A strong wind drives them along like tumbleweeds.

Isaiah 26:18

We were pregnant and groaned with pain. But nothing was born. We didn’t bring your saving power to the earth. And the people of the world have not come to life.

Isaiah 5:24

Flames of fire burn up straw. Dry grass sinks down into those flames. Evil people will be like plants whose roots rot away. They will be like flowers that are blown away like dust. That’s because they have said no to the law of the Lord who rules over all. They have turned against the message of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 59:4

People aren’t fair when they present cases in court. They aren’t honest when they state their case. They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies. They plan to make trouble. Then they carry it out.

Isaiah 9:17

The Lord will not be pleased with the young men. He won’t take pity on widows and on children whose fathers have died. All of them are ungodly and evil. They say foolish things with their mouths. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

Acts 5:4

Didn’t the land belong to you before it was sold? After it was sold, you could have used the money as you wished. What made you think of doing such a thing? You haven’t lied just to people. You’ve also lied to God.”

James 1:15

When these desires are allowed to remain, they lead to sin. And when sin is allowed to remain and grow, it leads to death.