Verse 4
that thou shalt take up{H5375} this parable{H4912} against the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and say,{H559} How hath the oppressor{H5065} ceased!{H7673} the golden city{H4062} ceased!{H7673}
Referenced Verses
- Isa 49:26 : 26 And I will feed{H398} them that oppress{H3238} thee with their own flesh;{H1320} and they shall be drunken{H7937} with their own blood,{H1818} as with sweet wine:{H6071} and all flesh{H1320} shall know{H3045} that I, Jehovah,{H3068} am thy Saviour,{H3467} and thy Redeemer,{H1350} the Mighty One{H46} of Jacob.{H3290}
- Rev 18:16 : 16 {G2532} saying,{G3004} Woe,{G3759} woe,{G3759} the great{G3173} city,{G4172} she that was arrayed{G4016} in fine linen{G1039} and{G2532} purple{G4210} and{G2532} scarlet,{G2847} and{G2532} decked{G5558} with{G1722} gold{G5557} and{G2532} precious{G5093} stone{G3037} and{G2532} pearl!{G3135}
- Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice{G2165} over{G1909} her,{G846} thou heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} ye saints, and{G2532} ye apostles,{G652} and{G2532} ye prophets;{G4396} for{G3754} God{G2316} hath{G2919} judged{G2917} your{G5216} judgment on{G1537} her.{G846}
- 2 Chr 36:18 : 18 And all the vessels{H3627} of the house{H1004} of God,{H430} great{H1419} and small,{H6996} and the treasures{H214} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and the treasures{H214} of the king,{H4428} and of his princes,{H8269} all these he brought{H935} to Babylon.{H894}
- Isa 9:4 : 4 For the yoke{H5923} of his burden,{H5448} and the staff{H4294} of his shoulder,{H7926} the rod{H7626} of his oppressor,{H5065} thou hast broken{H2865} as in the day{H3117} of Midian.{H4080}
- Isa 13:19 : 19 And Babylon,{H894} the glory{H6643} of kingdoms,{H4467} the beauty{H8597} of the Chaldeans'{H3778} pride,{H1347} shall be as when God{H430} overthrew{H4114} Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah.{H6017}
- Isa 14:6 : 6 that smote{H5221} the peoples{H5971} in wrath{H5678} with a continual{H1115} stroke,{H4347} that ruled{H7287} the nations{H1471} in anger,{H639} with a persecution{H4783} that none{H1097} restrained.{H2820}
- Isa 14:17 : 17 that made{H7760} the world{H8398} as a wilderness,{H4057} and overthrew{H2040} the cities{H5892} thereof; that let not loose{H6605} his prisoners{H615} to their home?{H1004}
- Isa 45:2-3 : 2 I will go{H3212} before{H6440} thee, and make{H3474} the rough places{H1921} smooth;{H3474} I will break in pieces{H7665} the doors{H1817} of brass,{H5154} and cut in sunder{H1438} the bars{H1280} of iron;{H1270} 3 and I will give{H5414} thee the treasures{H214} of darkness,{H2822} and hidden riches{H4301} of secret places,{H4565} that thou mayest know{H3045} that it is I, Jehovah,{H3068} who call{H7121} thee by thy name,{H8034} even the God{H430} of Israel.{H3478}
- Isa 47:5 : 5 Sit{H3427} thou silent,{H1748} and get{H935} thee into darkness,{H2822} O daughter{H1323} of the Chaldeans;{H3778} for thou shalt no more{H3254} be called{H7121} The mistress{H1404} of kingdoms.{H4467}
- Isa 51:23 : 23 and I will put{H7760} it into the hand{H3027} of them that afflict{H3013} thee, that have said{H559} to thy soul,{H5315} Bow down,{H7812} that we may go over;{H5674} and thou hast laid{H7760} thy back{H1460} as the ground,{H776} and as the street,{H2351} to them that go over.{H5674}
- Jer 24:9 : 9 I will even give{H5414} them up to be tossed{H2189} to and fro among all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776} for evil;{H7451} to be a reproach{H2781} and a proverb,{H4912} a taunt{H8148} and a curse,{H7045} in all places{H4725} whither I shall drive{H5080} them.
- Jer 25:9-9 : 9 behold, I will send{H7971} and take{H3947} all the families{H4940} of the north,{H6828} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and [I will send] unto Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} my servant,{H5650} and will bring{H935} them against this land,{H776} and against the inhabitants{H3427} thereof, and against all these nations{H1471} round about;{H5439} and I will utterly destroy{H2763} them, and make{H7760} them an astonishment,{H8047} and a hissing,{H8322} and perpetual{H5769} desolations.{H2723} 10 Moreover I will take{H6} from them the voice{H6963} of mirth{H8342} and the voice{H6963} of gladness,{H8057} the voice{H6963} of the bridegroom{H2860} and the voice{H6963} of the bride,{H3618} the sound{H6963} of the millstones,{H7347} and the light{H216} of the lamp.{H5216} 11 And this whole land{H776} shall be a desolation,{H2723} and an astonishment;{H8047} and these nations{H1471} shall serve{H5647} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} seventy{H7657} years.{H8141} 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy{H7657} years{H8141} are accomplished,{H4390} that I will punish{H6485} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and that nation,{H1471} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} for their iniquity,{H5771} and the land{H776} of the Chaldeans;{H3778} and I will make{H7760} it desolate{H8077} for ever.{H5769} 13 And I will bring{H935} upon that land{H776} all my words{H1697} which I have pronounced{H1696} against it, even all that is written{H3789} in this book,{H5612} which Jeremiah{H3414} hath prophesied{H5012} against all the nations.{H1471} 14 For many{H7227} nations{H1471} and great{H1419} kings{H4428} shall make bondmen{H5647} of them, even of them; and I will recompense{H7999} them according to their deeds,{H6467} and according to the work{H4639} of their hands.{H3027}
- Jer 27:6-7 : 6 And now have I given{H5414} all these lands{H776} into the hand{H3027} of Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} my servant;{H5650} and the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} also have I given{H5414} him to serve{H5647} him. 7 And all the nations{H1471} shall serve{H5647} him, and his son,{H1121} and his son's{H1121} son,{H1121} until the time{H6256} of his own land{H776} come:{H935} and then many{H7227} nations{H1471} and great{H1419} kings{H4428} shall make him their bondman.{H5647}
- Jer 50:22-23 : 22 A sound{H6963} of battle{H4421} is in the land,{H776} and of great{H1419} destruction.{H7667} 23 How is the hammer{H6360} of the whole earth{H776} cut asunder{H1438} and broken!{H7665} how is Babylon{H894} become a desolation{H8047} among the nations!{H1471}
- Jer 51:20-24 : 20 Thou art my battle-axe{H4661} and weapons{H3627} of war:{H4421} and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the nations;{H1471} and with thee will I destroy{H7843} kingdoms;{H4467} 21 and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the horse{H5483} and his rider;{H7392} 22 and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the chariot{H7393} and him that rideth{H7392} therein; and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} man{H376} and woman;{H802} and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the old{H2205} man and the youth;{H5288} and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the young man{H970} and the virgin;{H1330} 23 and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the shepherd{H7462} and his flock;{H5739} and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the husbandman{H406} and his yoke [of oxen];{H6776} and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} governors{H6346} and deputies.{H5461} 24 And I will render{H7999} unto Babylon{H894} and to all the inhabitants{H3427} of Chaldea{H3778} all their evil{H7451} that they have done{H6213} in Zion{H6726} in your sight,{H5869} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
- Jer 51:34-35 : 34 Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} hath devoured{H398} me, he hath crushed{H2000} me, he hath made{H3322} me an empty{H7385} vessel,{H3627} he hath, like a monster,{H8577} swallowed me up,{H1104} he hath filled{H4390} his maw{H3770} with my delicacies;{H5730} he hath cast me out.{H1740} 35 The violence{H2555} done to me and to my flesh{H7607} be upon Babylon,{H894} shall the inhabitant{H3427} of Zion{H6726} say;{H559} and, My blood{H1818} be upon the inhabitants{H3427} of Chaldea,{H3778} shall Jerusalem{H3389} say.{H559}
- Lam 4:1 : 1 How is the gold{H2091} become dim!{H6004} [how] is the most{H2896} pure gold{H3800} changed!{H8132} The stones{H68} of the sanctuary{H6944} are poured out{H8210} at the head{H7218} of every street.{H2351}
- Ezek 5:15 : 15 So it shall be a reproach{H2781} and a taunt,{H1422} an instruction{H4148} and an astonishment,{H4923} unto the nations{H1471} that are round about{H5439} thee, when I shall execute{H6213} judgments{H8201} on thee in anger{H639} and in wrath,{H2534} and in wrathful{H2534} rebukes;{H8433} (I, Jehovah,{H3068} have spoken{H1696} it;)
- Dan 2:38 : 38 and wheresoever{H3606} the children{H1123} of men{H606} dwell,{H1753} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251} and the birds{H5776} of the heavens{H8065} hath he given{H3052} into thy hand,{H3028} and hath made thee to rule{H7981} over them all:{H3606} thou{H607} art the head{H7217} of gold.{H1722}
- Dan 7:19-25 : 19 Then{H116} I desired{H6634} to know the truth{H3321} concerning{H5922} the fourth{H7244} beast,{H2423} which was{H1934} diverse{H8133} from{H4481} all{H3606} of them, exceeding{H3493} terrible,{H1763} whose teeth{H8128} were of iron,{H6523} and its nails{H2953} of brass;{H5174} which devoured,{H399} brake in pieces,{H1855} and stamped{H7512} the residue{H7606} with its feet;{H7271} 20 and concerning the ten{H6236} horns{H7162} that were on its head,{H7217} and the other{H317} [horn] which came up,{H5559} and before{H4481} which three{H8532} fell,{H5308} even that{H1797} horn{H7162} that{H1797} had eyes,{H5870} and a mouth{H6433} that spake{H4449} great things,{H7260} whose look{H2376} was more{H4481} stout{H7229} than{H4481} its fellows.{H2273} 21 I beheld,{H1934} and the same{H1797} horn{H7162} made{H5648} war{H7129} with{H5974} the saints,{H6922} and prevailed{H3202} against them; 22 until{H5705} the ancient{H6268} of days{H3118} came,{H858} and judgment{H1780} was given{H3052} to the saints{H6922} of the Most High,{H5946} and the time{H2166} came{H4291} that the saints{H6922} possessed{H2631} the kingdom.{H4437} 23 Thus{H3652} he said,{H560} The fourth{H7244} beast{H2423} shall be{H1934} a fourth{H7244} kingdom{H4437} upon earth,{H772} which shall be diverse{H8133} from{H4481} all{H3606} the kingdoms,{H4437} and shall devour{H399} the whole{H3606} earth,{H772} and shall tread it down,{H1759} and break it in pieces.{H1855} 24 And as for the ten{H6236} horns,{H7162} out of{H4481} this kingdom{H4437} shall ten{H6236} kings{H4430} arise:{H6966} and another{H321} shall arise{H6966} after{H311} them; and he shall be diverse{H8133} from{H4481} the former,{H6933} and he shall put down{H8214} three{H8532} kings.{H4430} 25 And he shall speak{H4449} words{H4406} against{H6655} the Most High,{H5943} and shall wear out{H1080} the saints{H6922} of the Most High;{H5946} and he shall think{H5452} to change{H8133} the times{H2166} and the law;{H1882} and they shall be given{H3052} into his hand{H3028} until{H5705} a time{H5732} and times{H5732} and half{H6387} a time.{H5732}
- Hab 1:2-9 : 2 O Jehovah,{H3068} how long shall I cry,{H7768} and thou wilt not hear?{H8085} I cry out{H2199} unto thee of violence,{H2555} and thou wilt not save.{H3467} 3 Why dost thou show{H7200} me iniquity,{H205} and look{H5027} upon perverseness?{H5999} for destruction{H7701} and violence{H2555} are before me; and there is strife,{H7379} and contention{H4066} riseth up.{H5375} 4 Therefore the law{H8451} is slacked,{H6313} and justice{H4941} doth never{H5331} go forth;{H3318} for the wicked{H7563} doth compass{H3803} about the righteous;{H6662} therefore justice{H4941} goeth forth{H3318} perverted.{H6127} 5 Behold{H7200} ye among the nations,{H1471} and look,{H5027} and wonder{H8539} marvellously;{H8539} for I am working{H6466} a work{H6467} in your days,{H3117} which ye will not believe{H539} though it be told{H5608} you. 6 For, lo, I raise up{H6965} the Chaldeans,{H3778} that bitter{H4751} and hasty{H4116} nation,{H1471} that march{H1980} through the breadth{H4800} of the earth,{H776} to possess{H3423} dwelling-places{H4908} that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible{H366} and dreadful;{H3372} their judgment{H4941} and their dignity{H7613} proceed{H3318} from themselves. 8 Their horses{H5483} also are swifter{H7043} than leopards,{H5246} and are more fierce{H2300} than the evening{H6153} wolves;{H2061} and their horsemen{H6571} press proudly{H6335} on: yea, their horsemen{H6571} come{H935} from far;{H7350} they fly{H5774} as an eagle{H5404} that hasteth{H2363} to devour.{H398} 9 They come{H935} all of them for violence;{H2555} the set{H4041} of their faces{H6440} is forwards;{H6921} and they gather{H622} captives{H7628} as the sand.{H2344} 10 Yea, he scoffeth{H7046} at kings,{H4428} and princes{H7336} are a derision{H4890} unto him; he derideth{H7832} every stronghold;{H4013} for he heapeth{H6651} up dust,{H6083} and taketh{H3920} it.
- Hab 2:6-9 : 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say,{H559} Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235} that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth{H3513} himself with pledges!{H5671} 7 Shall they not rise up{H6965} suddenly{H6621} that shall bite{H5391} thee, and awake{H3364} that shall vex{H2111} thee, and thou shalt be for booty{H4933} unto them? 8 Because thou hast plundered{H7997} many{H7227} nations,{H1471} all the remnant{H3499} of the peoples{H5971} shall plunder{H7997} thee, because of men's{H120} blood,{H1818} and for the violence{H2555} done to the land,{H776} to the city{H7151} and to all that dwell{H3427} therein. 9 Woe{H1945} to him that getteth{H1214} an evil{H7451} gain{H1215} for his house,{H1004} that he may set{H7760} his nest{H7064} on high,{H4791} that he may be delivered{H5337} from the hand{H3709} of evil!{H7451} 10 Thou hast devised{H3289} shame{H1322} to thy house,{H1004} by cutting off{H7096} many{H7227} peoples,{H5971} and hast sinned{H2398} against thy soul.{H5315} 11 For the stone{H68} shall cry out{H2199} of the wall,{H7023} and the beam out{H3714} of the timber{H6086} shall answer{H6030} it. 12 Woe{H1945} to him that buildeth{H1129} a town{H5892} with blood,{H1818} and establisheth{H3559} a city{H7151} by iniquity!{H5766}
- Hab 2:17 : 17 For the violence{H2555} done to Lebanon{H3844} shall cover{H3680} thee, and the destruction{H7701} of the beasts,{H929} which made them afraid;{H2865} because of men's{H120} blood,{H1818} and for the violence{H2555} done to the land,{H776} to the city{H7151} and to all that dwell{H3427} therein.
- Rev 13:15-17 : 15 And{G2532} it was given{G1325} [unto him]{G846} to give{G1325} breath{G4151} to it, [even] to the image{G1504} to the beast,{G2342} that{G2443} the image{G1504} of the beast{G2342} should{G2980} both{G2532} speak,{G2980} and{G2532} cause{G4160} that{G2443} as{G302} many{G3745} as{G302} should not{G3361} worship{G4352} the image{G1504} of the beast{G2342} should be killed.{G615} 16 And{G2532} he causeth{G4160} all,{G3956} the small{G3398} and{G2532} the great,{G3173} and{G2532} the rich{G4145} and{G2532} the poor,{G4434} and{G2532} the free{G1658} and{G2532} the bond,{G1401} that{G2443} there be given{G1325} them{G846} a mark{G5480} on{G1909} their{G846} right{G1188} hand,{G5495} or{G2228} upon{G1909} their{G846} forehead;{G3359} 17 and{G2532} that no{G3361} man{G5100} should{G1410} be able to buy{G59} or{G2228} to sell,{G4453} save he{G1508} that hath{G2192} the mark,{G5480} [even]{G2228} the name{G3686} of the beast{G2342} or{G2228} the number{G706} of his{G846} name.{G3686}
- Rev 16:5-6 : 5 And{G2532} I heard{G191} the angel{G32} of the waters{G5204} saying,{G3004} Righteous{G1342} art{G1488} thou, who art{G5607} and{G2532} who wast,{G2258} {G2532} {G3741} thou Holy One,{G2962} because{G3754} thou didst thus{G5023} judge:{G2919} 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}
- Rev 17:6 : 6 And{G2532} I saw{G1492} the woman{G1135} drunken{G3184} with{G1537} the blood{G129} of the saints,{G40} and{G2532} with{G1537} the blood{G129} of the martyrs{G3144} of Jesus.{G2424} And{G2532} when I saw{G1492} her,{G846} I wondered{G2296} with a great{G3173} wonder.{G2295}
- Rev 18:5-8 : 5 for{G3754} her{G846} sins{G266} have reached{G190} even unto{G891} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} God{G2316} hath remembered{G3421} her{G846} iniquities.{G92} 6 Render{G591} unto her{G846} even{G2532} as{G5613} she{G846} rendered,{G591} {G5213} and{G2532} double{G1363} [unto her]{G846} the double{G1362} according to{G2596} her{G846} works:{G2041} in{G1722} the cup{G4221} which{G3739} she mingled,{G2767} mingle{G2767} unto her{G846} double.{G3778} 7 How much{G3745} soever she glorified{G1392} herself,{G1438} and{G2532} waxed wanton,{G4763} so much{G5118} give{G1325} her{G846} of torment{G929} and{G2532} mourning:{G3997} for{G3754} she saith{G3004} in{G1722} her{G846} heart,{G2588} I sit{G2521} a queen,{G938} and{G2532} am{G1510} no{G3756} widow,{G5503} and{G2532} shall in no{G3756} wise{G3361} see{G1492} mourning.{G3997} 8 Therefore{G5124} {G1223} in{G1722} one{G1520} day{G2250} shall{G2240} her{G846} plagues{G4127} come,{G2240} death,{G2288} and{G2532} mourning,{G3997} and{G2532} famine;{G3042} and{G2532} she shall be utterly burned{G2618} with{G1722} fire;{G4442} for{G3754} strong{G2478} is the Lord{G2962} God{G2316} who judged{G2919} her.{G846}