Isaiah 2:6

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

For thou hast rejected thy people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of diviners from the east and of soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with foreigners.

Cross References

2 Kings 1:2

Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.”

2 Kings 17:20

And the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, and afflicted them, and gave them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

1 Chronicles 10:13

So Saul died for his unfaithfulness; he was unfaithful to the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance,

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 24:20

Then the Spirit of God took possession of Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’ ”

Nehemiah 13:23

In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab;

Psalm 106:35

but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.

Exodus 22:18

“You shall not permit a sorceress to live.

Exodus 34:16

and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods and make your sons play the harlot after their gods.

Proverbs 6:1

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger;

Isaiah 14:29

“Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod which smote you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying serpent.

Isaiah 8:19

And when they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Jeremiah 10:2

Thus says the Lord: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them,

Jeremiah 12:7

“I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my heritage; I have given the beloved of my soul into the hands of her enemies.

Lamentations 5:20

Why dost thou forget us for ever, why dost thou so long forsake us?

Leviticus 19:31

“Do not turn to mediums or wizards; do not seek them out, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:6

“If a person turns to mediums and wizards, playing the harlot after them, I will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

Micah 5:11

and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;

Micah 5:12

and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more soothsayers;

Zephaniah 1:8

And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice— “I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire.

Numbers 23:7

And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, “From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel!’

Romans 11:20

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.

1 Samuel 6:2

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place.”