Verse 23

And they shall comfort{H5162} you, when ye see{H7200} their way{H1870} and their doings;{H5949} and ye shall know{H3045} that I have not done{H6213} without cause{H2600} all that I have done{H6213} in it, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 22:8-9 : 8 And many{H7227} nations{H1471} shall pass{H5674} by this city,{H5892} and they shall say{H559} every man{H376} to his neighbor,{H7453} Wherefore hath Jehovah{H3068} done{H6213} thus unto this great{H1419} city?{H5892} 9 Then they shall answer,{H559} Because they forsook{H5800} the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} their God,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} other{H312} gods,{H430} and served{H5647} them.
  • Ezek 8:6-9 : 6 And he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} seest{H7200} thou what they do?{H6213} even the great{H1419} abominations{H8441} that the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} do commit{H6213} here, that I should go far off{H7368} from my sanctuary?{H4720} But thou shalt again{H7725} see{H7200} yet other great{H1419} abominations.{H8441} 7 And he brought{H935} me to the door{H6607} of the court;{H2691} and when I looked,{H7200} behold, a{H259} hole{H2356} in the wall.{H7023} 8 Then said{H559} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} dig{H2864} now in the wall:{H7023} and when I had digged{H2864} in the wall,{H7023} behold, a{H259} door.{H6607} 9 And he said{H559} unto me, Go in,{H935} and see{H7200} the wicked{H7451} abominations{H8441} that they do{H6213} here. 10 So I went in{H935} and saw;{H7200} and behold, every form{H8403} of creeping things,{H7431} and abominable{H8263} beasts,{H929} and all the idols{H1544} of the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} portrayed{H2707} upon the wall{H7023} round about.{H5439} 11 And there stood{H5975} before{H6440} them seventy{H7657} men{H376} of the elders{H2205} of the house{H1004} of Israel;{H3478} and in the midst{H8432} of them stood{H5975} Jaazaniah{H2970} the son{H1121} of Shaphan,{H8227} every man{H376} with his censer{H4730} in his hand;{H3027} and the odor{H6282} of the cloud{H6051} of incense{H7004} went up.{H5927} 12 Then said{H559} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} hast thou seen{H7200} what the elders{H2205} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} do{H6213} in the dark,{H2822} every man{H376} in his chambers{H2315} of imagery?{H4906} for they say,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} seeth{H7200} us not; Jehovah{H3068} hath forsaken{H5800} the land.{H776} 13 He said{H559} also unto me, Thou shalt again{H7725} see{H7200} yet other great{H1419} abominations{H8441} which they do.{H6213} 14 Then he brought{H935} me to the door{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of Jehovah's{H3068} house{H1004} which was toward the north;{H6828} and behold, there sat{H3427} the women{H802} weeping{H1058} for Tammuz.{H8542} 15 Then said{H559} he unto me, Hast thou seen{H7200} [this], O son{H1121} of man?{H120} thou shalt again{H7725} see{H7200} yet greater{H1419} abominations{H8441} than these. 16 And he brought{H935} me into the inner{H6442} court{H2691} of Jehovah's{H3068} house;{H1004} and behold, at the door{H6607} of the temple{H1964} of Jehovah,{H3068} between the porch{H197} and the altar,{H4196} were about five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} men,{H376} with their backs{H268} toward the temple{H1964} of Jehovah,{H3068} and their faces{H6440} toward the east;{H6924} and they were worshipping{H7812} the sun{H8121} toward the east.{H6924} 17 Then he said{H559} unto me, Hast thou seen{H7200} [this], O son{H1121} of man?{H120} Is it a light thing{H7043} to the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063} that they commit{H6213} the abominations{H8441} which they commit{H6213} here? for they have filled{H4390} the land{H776} with violence,{H2555} and have turned{H7725} again to provoke me to anger:{H3707} and, lo, they put{H7971} the branch{H2156} to their nose.{H639} 18 Therefore will I also deal{H6213} in wrath;{H2534} mine eye{H5869} shall not spare,{H2347} neither will I have pity;{H2550} and though they cry{H7121} in mine ears{H241} with a loud{H1419} voice,{H6963} yet will I not hear{H8085} them.
  • Ezek 9:8-9 : 8 And it came to pass, while they were smiting,{H5221} and I was left,{H7604} that I fell{H5307} upon my face,{H6440} and cried,{H2199} and said,{H559} Ah{H162} Lord{H136} Jehovah!{H136} wilt thou destroy{H7843} all the residue{H7611} of Israel{H3478} in thy pouring out{H8210} of thy wrath{H2534} upon Jerusalem?{H3389} 9 Then said{H559} he unto me, The iniquity{H5771} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} and Judah{H3063} is exceeding{H3966} great,{H1419} and the land{H776} is full{H4390} of blood,{H1818} and the city{H5892} full{H4390} of wresting{H4297} [of judgment]: for they say,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} hath forsaken{H5800} the land,{H776} and Jehovah{H3068} seeth{H7200} not.
  • Dan 9:7 : 7 O Lord,{H136} righteousness{H6666} belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion{H1322} of face,{H6440} as at this day;{H3117} to the men{H376} of Judah,{H3063} and to the inhabitants{H3427} of Jerusalem,{H3389} and unto all Israel,{H3478} that are near,{H7138} and that are far off,{H7350} through all the countries{H776} whither thou hast driven{H5080} them, because of their trespass{H4604} that they have trespassed{H4603} against thee.
  • Dan 9:14 : 14 Therefore hath Jehovah{H3068} watched{H8245} over the evil,{H7451} and brought{H935} it upon us; for Jehovah{H3068} our God{H430} is righteous{H6662} in all his works{H4639} which he doeth,{H6213} and we have not obeyed{H8085} his voice.{H6963}
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 but{G1161} after{G2596} thy{G4675} hardness{G4643} and{G2532} impenitent{G279} heart{G2588} treasurest up{G2343} for thyself{G4572} wrath{G3709} in{G1722} the day{G2250} of wrath{G3709} and{G2532} revelation{G602} of the righteous judgment{G1341} of God;{G2316}
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 Who{G5101} shall{G5399} not{G3364} fear,{G5399} {G4571} O Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} glorify{G1392} thy{G4675} name?{G3686} for{G3754} thou only{G3441} art holy;{G3741} for{G3754} all{G3956} the nations{G1484} shall come{G2240} and{G2532} worship{G4352} before{G1799} thee;{G4675} for{G3754} thy{G4675} righteous acts{G1345} have been made manifest.{G5319}
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 for{G3754} they poured{G1632} out the blood{G129} of the saints{G40} and{G2532} the prophets,{G4396} and{G2532} blood{G129} hast thou given{G1325} them{G846} to drink:{G4095} {G1063} they are{G1526} worthy.{G514}
  • Gen 18:22-33 : 22 And the men{H582} turned{H6437} from thence, and went{H3212} toward Sodom:{H5467} but Abraham{H85} stood{H5975} yet{H5750} before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068} 23 And Abraham{H85} drew near,{H5066} and said,{H559} Wilt thou consume{H5595} the righteous{H6662} with{H5973} the wicked?{H7563} 24 Peradventure there are{H3426} fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662} within{H8432} the city:{H5892} wilt thou consume{H5595} and not spare{H5375} the place{H4725} for{H4616} the fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662} that are therein?{H7130} 25 That be far{H2486} from thee to do{H6213} after this manner,{H1697} to slay{H4191} the righteous{H6662} with the wicked,{H7563} that so the righteous{H6662} should be as the wicked;{H7563} that be far{H2486} from thee: shall not the Judge{H8199} of all the earth{H776} do{H6213} right?{H4941} 26 And Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} If I find{H4672} in Sodom{H5467} fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662} within{H8432} the city,{H5892} then I will spare{H5375} all the place{H4725} for their sake. 27 And Abraham{H85} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} Behold now, I have taken upon me{H2974} to speak{H1696} unto the Lord,{H136} who{H595} am but dust{H6083} and ashes:{H665} 28 peradventure there shall lack{H2637} five{H2568} of the fifty{H2572} righteous:{H6662} wilt thou destroy{H7843} all the city{H5892} for lack of five?{H2568} And he said,{H559} I will not destroy{H7843} it, if I find{H4672} there forty{H705} and five.{H2568} 29 And he spake{H1696} unto him yet again,{H3254} and said,{H559} Peradventure there shall be forty{H705} found{H4672} there. And he said,{H559} I will not do{H6213} it for the forty's{H705} sake. 30 And he said,{H559} Oh{H4994} let not the Lord{H136} be angry,{H2734} and I will speak:{H1696} peradventure there shall thirty{H7970} be found{H4672} there. And he said,{H559} I will not do{H6213} it, if I find{H4672} thirty{H7970} there. 31 And he said,{H559} Behold now, I have taken upon me{H2974} to speak{H1696} unto the Lord:{H136} peradventure there shall be twenty{H6242} found{H4672} there. And he said,{H559} I will not destroy{H7843} it for the twenty's{H6242} sake. 32 And he said,{H559} Oh let not the Lord{H136} be angry,{H2734} and I will speak{H1696} yet{H389} but this once:{H6471} peradventure ten{H6235} shall be found{H4672} there. And he said,{H559} I will not destroy{H7843} it for the ten's{H6235} sake. 33 And Jehovah{H3068} went his way,{H3212} as soon as{H834} he had left{H3615} off communing{H1696} with Abraham:{H85} and Abraham{H85} returned{H7725} unto his place.{H4725}
  • Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember{H2142} all the way{H1870} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath led{H3212} thee these forty{H705} years{H8141} in the wilderness,{H4057} that he might humble{H6031} thee, to prove{H5254} thee, to know{H3045} what was in thy heart,{H3824} whether thou wouldest keep{H8104} his commandments,{H4687} or not.
  • Neh 9:33 : 33 Howbeit thou art just{H6662} in all that is come{H935} upon us; for thou hast dealt{H6213} truly, but we have done{H6213} wickedly;{H7561}
  • Prov 26:2 : 2 As the sparrow{H6833} in her wandering,{H5110} as the swallow{H1866} in her flying,{H5774} So the curse{H7045} that is causeless{H2600} alighteth{H935} not.
  • Jer 7:17-28 : 17 Seest{H7200} thou not what they do{H6213} in the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} and in the streets{H2351} of Jerusalem?{H3389} 18 The children{H1121} gather{H3950} wood,{H6086} and the fathers{H1} kindle{H1197} the fire,{H784} and the women{H802} knead{H3888} the dough,{H1217} to make{H6213} cakes{H3561} to the queen{H4446} of heaven,{H8064} and to pour out{H5258} drink-offerings{H5262} unto other{H312} gods,{H430} that they may provoke me to anger.{H3707} 19 Do they provoke me to anger?{H3707} saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} [do they] not [provoke] themselves, to the confusion{H1322} of their own faces?{H6440} 20 Therefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Behold, mine anger{H639} and my wrath{H2534} shall be poured out{H5413} upon this place,{H4725} upon man,{H120} and upon beast,{H929} and upon the trees{H6086} of the field,{H7704} and upon the fruit{H6529} of the ground;{H127} and it shall burn,{H1197} and shall not be quenched.{H3518} 21 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} the God{H430} of Israel:{H3478} Add{H5595} your burnt-offerings{H5930} unto your sacrifices,{H2077} and eat{H398} ye flesh.{H1320} 22 For I spake{H1696} not unto your fathers,{H1} nor commanded{H6680} them in the day{H3117} that I brought them out{H3318} of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} concerning{H1697} burnt-offerings{H5930} or sacrifices:{H2077} 23 but this thing{H1697} I commanded{H6680} them, saying,{H559} Hearken{H8085} unto my voice,{H6963} and I will be your God,{H430} and ye shall be my people;{H5971} and walk{H1980} ye in all the way{H1870} that I command{H6680} you, that it may be well{H3190} with you. 24 But they hearkened{H8085} not, nor inclined{H5186} their ear,{H241} but walked{H3212} in [their own] counsels{H4156} [and] in the stubbornness{H8307} of their evil{H7451} heart,{H3820} and went backward,{H268} and not forward.{H6440} 25 Since the day{H3117} that your fathers{H1} came forth out{H3318} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} unto this day,{H3117} I have sent{H7971} unto you all my servants{H5650} the prophets,{H5030} daily{H3117} rising up early{H7925} and sending{H7971} them: 26 yet they hearkened{H8085} not unto me, nor inclined{H5186} their ear,{H241} but made their neck{H6203} stiff:{H7185} they did worse{H7489} than their fathers.{H1} 27 And thou shalt speak{H1696} all these words{H1697} unto them; but they will not hearken{H8085} to thee: thou shalt also call{H7121} unto them; but they will not answer{H6030} thee. 28 And thou shalt say{H559} unto them, This is the nation{H1471} that hath not hearkened{H8085} to the voice{H6963} of Jehovah{H3068} their God,{H430} nor received{H3947} instruction:{H4148} truth{H530} is perished,{H6} and is cut off{H3772} from their mouth.{H6310}