Isaiah 10:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.

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  • Gen 50:20 : 20 As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
  • Mic 4:11-12 : 11 Many nations have now assembled against you. They say,“Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!” 12 But they do not know what the LORD is planning; they do not understand his strategy. He has gathered them like stalks of grain to be threshed at the threshing floor.
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
  • Acts 13:27-30 : 27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him. 28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead,
  • Isa 36:18-20 : 18 Hezekiah is misleading you when he says,“The LORD will rescue us.” Has any of the gods of the nations rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria from my power? 20 Who among all the gods of these lands have rescued their lands from my power? So how can the LORD rescue Jerusalem from my power?’”
  • Isa 37:11-13 : 11 Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued? 12 Were the nations whom my predecessors destroyed– the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar– rescued by their gods? 13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

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  • 8Indeed, he says:“Are not my officials all kings?

  • 6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.

  • 12When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. He will be responsible for the death of thousands and thousands of people, but he will not continue to prevail.

  • 7There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.

  • 10The LORD commanded the enemy,“March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the LORD.

  • 17Will he then continue to fill and empty his throw net? Will he always destroy nations and spare none?

  • 9I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.

  • Ps 21:10-11
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    10You destroy their offspring from the earth, their descendants from among the human race.

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • 11I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.

  • Job 12:23-24
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    23He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.

    24He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.

  • 6A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

  • 2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • 13For he says:“By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.

  • Nah 1:11-12
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    11From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

    12Oracle of Deliverance to Judah This is what the LORD says:“Even though they are powerful– and what is more, even though their army is numerous– nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

  • 10“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

  • Jer 9:8-9
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    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

    9I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the LORD.“I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!”

  • 6He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

  • 15With furious anger I will carry out vengeance on the nations that do not obey me.”

  • 7in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners.

  • 17But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

  • 11He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

  • 17Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people.

  • 7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • 27These two kings, their minds filled with evil intentions, will trade lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

  • 17I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

  • 7for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

  • 6The Lord’s Judgment will Purify“I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there.

  • 2For the LORD is angry at all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will annihilate them and slaughter them.

  • 2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

  • 10The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

  • 16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • 25So he poured out his fierce anger on them, along with the devastation of war. Its flames encircled them, but they did not realize it; it burned against them, but they did not take it to heart.

  • Dan 11:18-20
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    18Then he will turn his attention to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, he will make him pay for his shameful conduct.

    19He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.

    20There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.

  • 4Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”

  • 24His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.

  • Ps 55:20-21
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    20He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • 6It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.

  • 15Although I trained and strengthened them, they plot evil against me!

  • 9Denunciation and Destruction of Nineveh Whatever you plot against the LORD, he will completely destroy! Distress will not arise a second time.

  • 2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • 17So the Lord was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

  • 7I will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets. They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire.

  • 10Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.