Verse 12
Who is the wise{H2450} man,{H376} that may understand{H995} this? and [who is] he to whom the mouth{H6310} of Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken,{H1696} that he may declare{H5046} it? wherefore is the land{H776} perished{H6} and burned up{H3341} like a wilderness,{H4057} so that none passeth through?{H5674}
Referenced Verses
- Ps 107:43 : 43 Whoso is wise{H2450} will give heed{H8104} to these things; And they will consider{H995} the lovingkindnesses{H2617} of Jehovah.{H3068}
- Hos 14:9 : 9 Who is wise,{H2450} that he may understand{H995} these things? prudent,{H995} that he may know{H3045} them? for the ways{H1870} of Jehovah{H3068} are right,{H3477} and the just{H6662} shall walk{H3212} in them; but transgressors{H6586} shall fall{H3782} therein.
- Ps 107:34 : 34 A fruitful{H6529} land{H776} into a salt{H4420} desert, For the wickedness{H7451} of them that dwell{H3427} therein.
- Matt 24:15 : 15 When{G3752} therefore{G3767} ye{G1492} see{G1492} the abomination{G946} of desolation,{G2050} which was spoken of{G4483} through{G1223} Daniel{G1158} the prophet,{G4396} standing{G2476} in{G1722} the{G5117} holy{G40} place{G5117} (let him that readeth{G314} understand),{G3539}
- Rev 1:3 : 3 Blessed{G3107} is he that readeth,{G314} and{G2532} they that hear{G191} the words{G3056} of the prophecy,{G4394} and{G2532} keep{G5083} the things that are written{G1125} therein:{G1722} {G846} for{G1063} the time{G2540} is at hand.{G1451}
- Deut 29:22-28 : 22 And the generation{H1755} to come,{H314} your children{H1121} that shall rise up{H6965} after{H310} you, and the foreigner{H5237} that shall come{H935} from a far{H7350} land,{H776} shall say,{H559} when they see{H7200} the plagues{H4347} of that land,{H776} and the sicknesses{H8463} wherewith Jehovah{H3068} hath made{H2470} it sick; 23 [ and that] the whole land{H776} thereof is brimstone,{H1614} and salt,{H4417} [and] a burning,{H8316} [that] it is not sown,{H2232} nor beareth,{H6779} nor any grass{H6212} groweth{H5927} therein, like the overthrow{H4114} of Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah,{H6017} Admah{H126} and Zeboiim,{H6636} which Jehovah{H3068} overthrew{H2015} in his anger,{H639} and in his wrath:{H2534} 24 even all the nations{H1471} shall say,{H559} Wherefore hath Jehovah{H3068} done{H6213} thus unto this land?{H776} what meaneth the heat{H2750} of this great{H1419} anger?{H639} 25 Then men shall say,{H559} Because they forsook the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of their fathers,{H1} which he made{H3772} with them when he brought them forth{H3318} out{H3318} of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} 26 and went{H3212} and served{H5647} other{H312} gods,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} them, gods{H430} that they knew{H3045} not, and that he had not given{H2505} unto them: 27 therefore the anger{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} was kindled{H2734} against this land,{H776} to bring{H935} upon it all the curse{H7045} that is written{H3789} in this book;{H5612} 28 and Jehovah{H3068} rooted{H5428} them out of their land{H127} in anger,{H639} and in wrath,{H2534} and in great{H1419} indignation,{H7110} and cast{H7993} them into another{H312} land,{H776} as at this day.{H3117}
- Deut 32:29 : 29 Oh that{H3863} they were wise,{H2449} that they understood{H7919} this, That they would consider{H995} their latter end!{H319}
- 1 Kgs 9:8-9 : 8 And though this house{H1004} is so high,{H5945} yet shall every one that passeth{H5674} by it be astonished,{H8074} and shall hiss;{H8319} and they shall say,{H559} Why hath Jehovah{H3068} done{H6213} thus unto this land,{H776} and to this house?{H1004} 9 and they shall answer,{H559} Because they forsook{H5800} Jehovah{H3068} their God,{H430} who brought forth{H3318} their fathers{H1} out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} and laid hold{H2388} on other{H312} gods,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} them, and served{H5647} them: therefore hath Jehovah{H3068} brought{H935} all this evil{H7451} upon them.
- Jer 5:19-20 : 19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say,{H559} Wherefore{H8478} hath Jehovah{H3068} our God{H430} done{H6213} all these things unto us? then shalt thou say{H559} unto them, Like as ye have forsaken{H5800} me, and served{H5647} foreign{H5236} gods{H430} in your land,{H776} so shall ye serve{H5647} strangers{H2114} in a land{H776} that is not yours. 20 Declare{H5046} ye this in the house{H1004} of Jacob,{H3290} and publish{H8085} it in Judah,{H3063} saying,{H559}
- Jer 16:10-13 : 10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show{H5046} this people{H5971} all these words,{H1697} and they shall say{H559} unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah{H3068} pronounced{H1696} all this great{H1419} evil{H7451} against us? or what is our iniquity?{H5771} or what is our sin{H2403} that we have committed{H2398} against Jehovah{H3068} our God?{H430} 11 Then shalt thou say{H559} unto them, Because your fathers{H1} have forsaken{H5800} me, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and have walked{H3212} after{H310} other{H312} gods,{H430} and have served{H5647} them, and have worshipped{H7812} them, and have forsaken{H5800} me, and have not kept{H8104} my law;{H8451} 12 and ye have done{H6213} evil{H7489} more than your fathers;{H1} for, behold,{H2009} ye walk{H1980} every one{H376} after{H310} the stubbornness{H8307} of his evil{H7451} heart,{H3820} so that ye hearken{H8085} not unto me: 13 therefore will I cast{H2904} you forth out of this land{H776} into the land{H776} that ye have not known,{H3045} neither ye nor your fathers;{H1} and there shall ye serve{H5647} other{H312} gods{H430} day{H3119} and night;{H3915} for I will show{H5414} you no favor.{H2594}
- 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 14:23 : 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}
- Ezek 22:25-31 : 25 There is a conspiracy{H7195} of her prophets{H5030} in the midst{H8432} thereof, like a roaring{H7580} lion{H738} ravening{H2963} the prey:{H2964} they have devoured{H398} souls;{H5315} they take{H3947} treasure{H2633} and precious things;{H3366} they have made her widows{H490} many{H7235} in the midst{H8432} thereof. 26 Her priests{H3548} have done violence{H2554} to my law,{H8451} and have profaned{H2490} my holy things:{H6944} they have made no distinction{H914} between the holy{H6944} and the common,{H2455} neither have they caused men to discern{H3045} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean,{H2889} and have hid{H5956} their eyes{H5869} from my sabbaths,{H7676} and I am profaned{H2490} among{H8432} them. 27 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963} the prey,{H2964} to shed{H8210} blood,{H1818} [and] to destroy{H6} souls,{H5315} that they may get{H1214} dishonest gain.{H1215} 28 And her prophets{H5030} have daubed{H2902} for them with untempered{H8602} [mortar], seeing{H2374} false{H7723} visions, and divining{H7080} lies{H3577} unto them, saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3068} when Jehovah{H3068} hath not spoken.{H1696} 29 The people{H5971} of the land{H776} have used oppression,{H6231} and exercised{H1497} robbery;{H1498} yea, they have vexed{H3238} the poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} and have oppressed{H6231} the sojourner{H1616} wrongfully.{H4941} 30 And I sought{H1245} for a man{H376} among them, that should build up{H1443} the wall,{H1447} and stand{H5975} in the gap{H6556} before{H6440} me for the land,{H776} that I should not destroy{H7843} it; but I found{H4672} none. 31 Therefore have I poured out{H8210} mine indignation{H2195} upon them; I have consumed{H3615} them with the fire{H784} of my wrath:{H5678} their own way{H1870} have I brought{H5414} upon their heads,{H7218} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}