Isaiah 8:9

New International Reader's Version

Sound the battle cry, you nations! But you will be torn apart. Listen, all you lands far away! Prepare for battle! But you will be torn apart. Prepare for battle! But you will be torn apart.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:11

The king of Israel replied. He said, “Tell him, ‘Someone who puts his armor on shouldn’t brag like someone who takes it off.’ ”

Proverbs 11:21

You can be sure that sinners will be punished. And you can also be sure that godly people will go free.

Isaiah 28:13

So then, here is what the Lord’s message will become to them. Do this and do that. There is a rule for this and a rule for that. Learn a little here and learn a little there. So when they try to go forward, they’ll fall back and be wounded. They’ll be trapped and captured.

Isaiah 37:36

Then the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 soldiers there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning. They looked out and saw all the dead bodies.

Isaiah 54:15

People might attack you. But I will not be the cause of it. Those who attack you will give themselves up to you.

Jeremiah 42:11

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon. You are afraid of him now. Do not be,’ announces the Lord. ‘I am with you. I will keep you safe. I will save you from his power.

Jeremiah 46:3

“Egyptians, prepare your shields! Prepare large and small shields alike! March out for battle!

Jeremiah 46:4

Get the horses and chariots ready to ride! Take up your battle positions! Put on your helmets! Shine up your spears! Put on your armor!

Jeremiah 51:20

“Babylon, you are my war club. You are my weapon for battle. I use you to destroy nations. I use you to wipe out kingdoms.

Ezekiel 38:7

“ ‘ “Get ready. Be prepared. Take command of the huge armies gathered around you.

Ezekiel 38:8

After many years you will be called together to fight. Later, you will march into a land that has not had war for a while. Its people were gathered together from many nations. They came to the mountains of Israel. No one had lived in those mountains for a long time. So the people had been brought back from other nations. Now all the people live in safety.

Joshua 11:5

All those kings gathered their armies together to fight against Israel. They set up camp together at the Waters of Merom.