Isaiah 5:14

New International Reader's Version

So Death opens its jaws to receive them. Its mouth is open wide to swallow them up. Their nobles and the rest of the people will go down into it. They will go there together with all those who have wild parties.

Cross References

Psalm 49:14

They are like sheep and will end up in the grave. Death will be their shepherd. But when honest people come to power, a new day will dawn. The bodies of sinners will waste away in the grave. They will end up far away from their princely houses.

Psalm 55:15

Let death take my enemies by surprise. Let them be buried alive, because their hearts and homes are full of evil.

Proverbs 1:12

Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does. Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.

Proverbs 27:20

Death and the Grave are never satisfied. People’s eyes are never satisfied either.

Proverbs 30:16

The first is the grave. The second is a woman who can’t have a baby. The third is land, which never gets enough water. And the fourth is fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

Isaiah 14:11

Your grand show of power has been brought down to the grave. The noise of your harps has come down here along with your power. Maggots are spread out under you. Worms cover you.

Isaiah 14:9

“King of Babylon, many people in the place of the dead are really excited. They’re excited about meeting you when you go down there. The spirits of the dead get up to welcome you. At one time all of them were leaders in the world. They were kings over the nations. They get up from their thrones.

Isaiah 21:4

My heart grows weak. Fear makes me tremble. I longed for evening to come. But it brought me horror instead of rest.

Isaiah 24:8

The happy sounds of tambourines will be gone. The noise of those who enjoy wild parties will stop. The joyful music of harps will become silent.

Isaiah 30:33

In the Valley of Ben Hinnom, Topheth has been prepared for a long time. It has been made ready for the king of Assyria. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide. It has plenty of wood for the fire. The breath of the Lord will be like a stream of burning sulfur. It will set the wood on fire.

Ezekiel 7:12

“ ‘The time has come! The day has arrived! I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd of you. Do not let the buyer be happy. Do not let the seller be sad.

Daniel 5:30

That very night Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, was killed.

Nahum 1:10

His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.

Habakkuk 2:5

“Wine makes the Babylonians do foolish things. They are proud. They never rest. Like the grave, they are always hungry for more. Like death, they are never satisfied. They gather all the nations to themselves. They take all those people away as prisoners.

Matthew 7:13

“Enter God’s kingdom through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to ruin. Many people go that way.

Luke 17:27

People were eating and drinking. They were getting married. They were giving their daughters to be married. They did all those things right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Luke 21:34

“Be careful. If you aren’t, your hearts will be loaded down with wasteful living, drunkenness and the worries of life. Then the day the Son of Man returns will close on you like a trap. It will happen suddenly.