Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress.
Isaiah 42:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Who gave Jacob to the robber, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the Lord? Have we not sinned against him? They were not willing to walk in his ways, and they would not listen to his instruction. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who gave up Jacob [the kingdom of Judah] for spoil, and [the kingdom of] Israel to the robbers? Was it not the Lord, He against Whom we [of Judah] have sinned and in Whose ways they [of Israel] would not walk, neither were they obedient to His law or His teaching? American Standard Version (1901) Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not Jehovah? he against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto his law. Common English Bible Who gave Jacob to the looter, and Israel to the plunderers? Wasn’t it the LORD, the one we sinned against? They were not willing to walk in God’s ways, and wouldn’t listen to his teaching. Catholic Public Domain Version Who has handed over Jacob into plunder, and Israel into devastation? It is not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they have not listened to his law. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who hath given Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to robbers? Hath not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they would not walk in his ways: and they have not hearkened to his law. |
Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress.
So he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their fit young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; he handed them all over to him.
For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: ‘You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. But you are not willing.’
I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
I was angry with my people; I profaned my possession, and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
If only you had paid attention to my commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.
They have not become humble to this day, and they have not feared or followed my instruction or my statutes that I set before you and your ancestors.
I am about to bring a nation from far away against you, house of Israel. This is the Lord’s declaration. It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
My transgressions have been formed into a yoke, ,, fastened together by his hand; they have been placed on my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has handed me over to those I cannot withstand.
The Lord is just, for I have rebelled against his command. Listen, all you people; look at my pain. My young women and young men have gone into captivity.
The Lord handed King Jehoiakim of Judah over to him, along with some of the vessels from the house of God. Nebuchadnezzar carried them to the land of Babylon, , to the house of his god, and put the vessels in the treasury of his god.
If a ram’s horn is blown in a city, aren’t people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn’t the Lord done it?
The king was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.
The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,
How could one pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them to the Philistines and the Ammonites.
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim, , and the Israelites served him for eight years.