But if those people refuse to obey God,\par then they will be destroyed.\par They will die like fools.\par
Isaiah 1:20 - Easy To Read Version But if you refuse to listen, you are against me. And your enemies will destroy you.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. American Standard Version (1901) but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it. Common English Bible But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. The LORD has said this. Catholic Public Domain Version But if you are not willing, and you provoke me to anger, then the sword will devour you. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if you will not, and will provoke me to wrath: the sword shall devour you because the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. |
But if those people refuse to obey God,\par then they will be destroyed.\par They will die like fools.\par
But it will be very bad for the evil people. Much trouble will come to them. They will be punished for all the wrong things they have done.
Look at the Lord’s scroll. {\cf2\super [326]} Read what is written there. Nothing is missing. It is written in that scroll that those animals will be together. God said he will gather them together. So God’s Spirit will gather them together.
Then, the Glory of the Lord {\cf2\super [373]} \par will be revealed (shown).\par And together, all people\par will see the Lord’s Glory.\par Yes, the Lord himself said these things!”\par
Then you can ask the Lord\par to be kind to you.\par And he will carry you to the High Places\par above the earth.\par And he will give you all the things\par that belonged to Jacob your father.\par
\{But I decide your future.\} And I decided that you will be killed with a sword. You will all be killed. Why? Because I called to you, and you refused to answer me! I spoke to you, and you would not listen. You did the things that I say are evil. You decided to do the things that I don’t like.”
My Master said, “These people refuse to accept the slow-moving waters of the pool of Shiloah. {\cf2\super [98]} These people are happy with Rezin {\cf2\super [99]} and Remaliah’s son (Pekah).
“But if you don’t listen to me and obey me, then bad things will happen. If you carry loads into Jerusalem on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [148]} day, then you are not keeping it a holy day. So I will start a fire that can’t be put out. That fire will start at the gates of Jerusalem, and it will burn until it burns even the palaces. {\cf2\super [149]} ”
“Also tell these things to the people of Jerusalem. The Lord says these things: ‘Understand that I will let you choose to live or die.
You will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I gave my teachings to you. You must obey me and follow my teachings.
The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem\par like men guarding a field.\par Judah, you turned against me!\par So the enemy is coming against you!”\par This message is from the Lord.\par
“Announce this message in Egypt.\par Tell it in the city of Migdol.\par Tell it in Memphis and Tahpanhes.\par ‘Get ready for war.\par Why? Because people all around you\par are being killed with swords.’\par
You will have broken my Agreement, so I will punish you. I will bring armies against you. You will go into your cities for safety. But I will cause diseases to spread among you. And your enemies will defeat you.
I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty and your cities will be destroyed.
Each person will sit under his own grapevine and fig tree.\par No person will make \{them\} afraid!\par Why? Because the Lord All-Powerful\par said it would happen like that!\par
God is not a man; he will not lie. God is not a human being; his decisions will not change. If the Lord says he will do something, then he will do it. If the Lord makes a promise, then he will do the thing he promised.
That faith and that knowledge come from our hope for life forever. God promised that life to us before time began—and God does not lie.
But if you don’t obey the Lord and if you turn against him, then he will be against you. The Lord will destroy you and your king!
But if you are stubborn and do evil, then God will throw you and your king away—like sweeping dirt out with a broom.”
The Lord is the God of Israel. The Lord lives forever. The Lord does not lie or change his mind. The Lord is not like a man who changes his mind.”