Verse 3
Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, against this family{H4940} do I devise{H2803}{(H8802)} an evil{H7451}, from which ye shall not remove{H4185}{(H8686)} your necks{H6677}; neither shall ye go{H3212}{(H8799)} haughtily{H7317}: for this time{H6256} is evil{H7451}.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 2:11-12 : 11 The lofty{H1365} looks{H5869} of man{H120} shall be humbled{H8213}{(H8804)}, and the haughtiness{H7312} of men{H582} shall be bowed down{H7817}{(H8804)}, and the LORD{H3068} alone shall be exalted{H7682}{(H8738)} in that day{H3117}. 12 For the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} shall be upon every one that is proud{H1343} and lofty{H7311}{(H8802)}, and upon every one that is lifted up{H5375}{(H8737)}; and he shall be brought low{H8213}{(H8804)}:
- Jer 8:3 : 3 And death{H4194} shall be chosen{H977}{(H8738)} rather than life{H2416} by all the residue{H7611} of them that remain{H7604}{(H8737)} of this evil{H7451} family{H4940}, which remain{H7604}{(H8737)} in all the places{H4725} whither I have driven{H5080}{(H8689)} them, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
- Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent{H7919}{(H8688)} shall keep silence{H1826}{(H8799)} in that time{H6256}; for it is an evil{H7451} time{H6256}.
- Jer 18:11 : 11 Now therefore go to, speak{H559}{(H8798)} to the men{H376} of Judah{H3063}, and to the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, I frame{H3335}{(H8802)} evil{H7451} against you, and devise{H2803}{(H8802)} a device{H4284} against you: return{H7725}{(H8798)} ye now every one{H376} from his evil{H7451} way{H1870}, and make your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611} good{H3190}{(H8685)}.
- Amos 9:1-4 : 1 I saw{H7200}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} standing{H5324}{(H8737)} upon the altar{H4196}: and he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Smite{H5221}{(H8685)} the lintel of the door{H3730}, that the posts{H5592} may shake{H7493}{(H8799)}: and cut{H1214}{(H8798)} them in the head{H7218}, all of them; and I will slay{H2026}{(H8799)} the last{H319} of them with the sword{H2719}: he that fleeth{H5127}{(H8801)} of them shall not flee away{H5127}{(H8799)}, and he that escapeth{H6412} of them shall not be delivered{H4422}{(H8735)}. 2 Though they dig{H2864}{(H8799)} into hell{H7585}, thence shall mine hand{H3027} take{H3947}{(H8799)} them; though they climb up{H5927}{(H8799)} to heaven{H8064}, thence will I bring them down{H3381}{(H8686)}: 3 And though they hide{H2244}{(H8735)} themselves in the top{H7218} of Carmel{H3760}, I will search{H2664}{(H8762)} and take them out{H3947}{(H8804)} thence; and though they be hid{H5641}{(H8735)} from my sight{H5869} in the bottom{H7172} of the sea{H3220}, thence will I command{H6680}{(H8762)} the serpent{H5175}, and he shall bite{H5391}{(H8804)} them: 4 And though they go{H3212}{(H8799)} into captivity{H7628} before{H6440} their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, thence will I command{H6680}{(H8762)} the sword{H2719}, and it shall slay{H2026}{(H8804)} them: and I will set{H7760}{(H8804)} mine eyes{H5869} upon them for evil{H7451}, and not for good{H2896}.
- Lam 1:14 : 14 The yoke{H5923} of my transgressions{H6588} is bound{H8244}{(H8738)} by his hand{H3027}: they are wreathed{H8276}{(H8691)}, and come up{H5927}{(H8804)} upon my neck{H6677}: he hath made my strength{H3581} to fall{H3782}{(H8689)}, the Lord{H136} hath delivered{H5414}{(H8804)} me into their hands{H3027}, from whom I am not able{H3201}{(H8799)} to rise up{H6965}{(H8800)}.
- Lam 2:17 : 17 The LORD{H3068} hath done{H6213}{(H8804)} that which he had devised{H2161}{(H8804)}; he hath fulfilled{H1214}{(H8765)} his word{H565} that he had commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} in the days{H3117} of old{H6924}: he hath thrown down{H2040}{(H8804)}, and hath not pitied{H2550}{(H8804)}: and he hath caused thine enemy{H341}{(H8802)} to rejoice{H8055}{(H8762)} over thee, he hath set up{H7311}{(H8689)} the horn{H7161} of thine adversaries{H6862}.
- Lam 5:5 : 5 Our necks{H6677} are under persecution{H7291}{(H8738)}: we labour{H3021}{(H8804)}, and have no rest{H5117}{(H8717)}.
- Isa 28:14-18 : 14 Wherefore hear{H8085}{(H8798)} the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, ye scornful{H3944} men{H582}, that rule{H4910}{(H8802)} this people{H5971} which is in Jerusalem{H3389}. 15 Because ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, We have made{H3772}{(H8804)} a covenant{H1285} with death{H4194}, and with hell{H7585} are we{H6213}{(H8804)} at agreement{H2374}; when the overflowing{H7857}{(H8802)} scourge{H7752}{(H8675)}{H7885} shall pass through{H5674}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H5674}{(H8804)}, it shall not come{H935}{(H8799)} unto us: for we have made{H7760}{(H8804)} lies{H3577} our refuge{H4268}, and under falsehood{H8267} have we hid{H5641}{(H8738)} ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, Behold, I lay{H3245}{(H8765)} in Zion{H6726} for a foundation a stone{H68}, a tried{H976} stone{H68}, a precious{H3368} corner{H6438} stone, a sure{H3245}{(H8716)} foundation{H4143}: he that believeth{H539}{(H8688)} shall not make haste{H2363}{(H8686)}. 17 Judgment{H4941} also will I lay{H7760}{(H8804)} to the line{H6957}, and righteousness{H6666} to the plummet{H4949}: and the hail{H1259} shall sweep away{H3261}{(H8804)} the refuge{H4268} of lies{H3577}, and the waters{H4325} shall overflow{H7857}{(H8799)} the hiding place{H5643}. 18 And your covenant{H1285} with death{H4194} shall be disannulled{H3722}{(H8795)}, and your agreement{H2380} with hell{H7585} shall not stand{H6965}{(H8799)}; when the overflowing{H7857}{(H8802)} scourge{H7752} shall pass through{H5674}{(H8799)}, then ye shall be trodden down{H4823} by it.
- Jas 2:13 : 13 For{G1063} he shall have judgment{G2920} without mercy{G448}, that hath shewed{G4160}{(G5660)} no{G3361} mercy{G1656}; and{G2532} mercy{G1656} rejoiceth against{G2620}{(G5736)} judgment{G2920}.
- Dan 4:37 : 37 Now{H3705} I{H576} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} praise{H7624}{(H8743)} and extol{H7313}{(H8751)} and honour{H1922}{(H8743)} the King{H4430} of heaven{H8065}, all{H3606} whose works{H4567} are truth{H7187}, and his ways{H735} judgment{H1780}: and those that walk{H1981}{(H8683)} in pride{H1467} he is able{H3202}{(H8750)} to abase{H8214}{(H8682)}.
- Dan 5:20-23 : 20 But when his heart{H3825} was lifted up{H7313}{(H8752)}, and his mind{H7308} hardened{H8631}{(H8748)} in pride{H2103}{(H8682)}, he was deposed{H5182}{(H8717)} from{H4481} his kingly{H4437} throne{H3764}, and they took{H5709}{(H8684)} his glory{H3367} from him{H4481}: 21 And he was driven{H2957}{(H8752)} from{H4481} the sons{H1123} of men{H606}; and his heart{H3825} was made{H7739}{(H8745)} like{H5974} the beasts{H2423}, and his dwelling{H4070} was with the wild asses{H6167}: they fed{H2939}{(H8748)} him with grass{H6211} like oxen{H8450}, and his body{H1655} was wet{H6647}{(H8721)} with the dew{H2920} of heaven{H8065}; till{H5705} he knew{H3046}{(H8754)} that the most high{H5943} God{H426} ruled{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men{H606}, and that he appointeth{H6966}{(H8681)} over{H5922} it whomsoever{H4479} he will{H6634}{(H8748)}. 22 And thou{H607} his son{H1247}, O Belshazzar{H1113}, hast not{H3809} humbled{H8214}{(H8684)} thine heart{H3825}, though{H6903} thou knewest{H3046}{(H8754)} all{H3606} this{H1836}; 23 But hast lifted up{H7313}{(H8712)} thyself against{H5922} the Lord{H4756} of heaven{H8065}; and they have brought{H858}{(H8684)} the vessels{H3984} of his house{H1005} before{H6925} thee, and thou{H607}, and thy lords{H7261}, thy wives{H7695}, and thy concubines{H3904}, have drunk{H8355}{(H8750)} wine{H2562} in them; and thou hast praised{H7624}{(H8745)} the gods{H426} of silver{H3702}, and gold{H1722}, of brass{H5174}, iron{H6523}, wood{H636}, and stone{H69}, which see{H2370}{(H8751)} not{H3809}, nor{H3809} hear{H8086}{(H8750)}, nor{H3809} know{H3046}{(H8751)}: and the God{H426} in whose hand{H3028} thy breath{H5396} is, and whose are all{H3606} thy ways{H735}, hast thou not{H3809} glorified{H1922}{(H8745)}:
- Amos 2:14-3:2 : 14 Therefore the flight{H4498} shall perish{H6}{(H8804)} from the swift{H7031}, and the strong{H2389} shall not strengthen{H553}{(H8762)} his force{H3581}, neither shall the mighty{H1368} deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself{H5315}: 15 Neither shall he stand{H5975}{(H8799)} that handleth{H8610}{(H8802)} the bow{H7198}; and he that is swift{H7031} of foot{H7272} shall not deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself: neither shall he that rideth{H7392}{(H8802)} the horse{H5483} deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself{H5315}. 16 And he that is courageous{H533}{H3820} among the mighty{H1368} shall flee away{H5127}{(H8799)} naked{H6174} in that day{H3117}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 1 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this word{H1697} that the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} against you, O children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, against the whole family{H4940} which I brought up{H5927}{(H8689)} from the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 2 You only have I known{H3045}{(H8804)} of all the families{H4940} of the earth{H127}: therefore I will punish{H6485}{(H8799)} you for all your iniquities{H5771}.
- Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that devise{H2803}{(H8802)} iniquity{H205}, and work{H6466}{(H8802)} evil{H7451} upon their beds{H4904}! when the morning{H1242} is light{H216}, they practise{H6213}{(H8799)} it, because it is{H3426} in the power{H410} of their hand{H3027}.
- Zeph 1:17-18 : 17 And I will bring distress{H6887}{(H8689)} upon men{H120}, that they shall walk{H1980}{(H8804)} like blind men{H5787}, because they have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against the LORD{H3068}: and their blood{H1818} shall be poured out{H8210}{(H8795)} as dust{H6083}, and their flesh{H3894} as the dung{H1561}. 18 Neither their silver{H3701} nor their gold{H2091} shall be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to deliver{H5337}{(H8687)} them in the day{H3117} of the LORD'S{H3068} wrath{H5678}; but the whole land{H776} shall be devoured{H398}{(H8735)} by the fire{H784} of his jealousy{H7068}: for he shall make{H6213}{(H8799)} even a speedy{H926}{(H8737)} riddance{H3617} of all them that dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} in the land{H776}.
- Rom 16:4 : 4 Who{G3748} have{G5294} for{G5228} my{G3450} life{G5590} laid down{G5294}{(G5656)} their own{G1438} necks{G5137}: unto whom{G3739} not{G3756} only{G3441} I{G1473} give thanks{G2168}{(G5719)}, but{G235} also{G2532} all{G3956} the churches{G1577} of the Gentiles{G1484}.
- Eph 5:16 : 16 Redeeming{G1805}{(G5734)} the time{G2540}, because{G3754} the days{G2250} are{G1526}{(G5748)} evil{G4190}.
- Jer 27:12 : 12 I spake{H1696}{(H8765)} also to Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} according to all these words{H1697}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Bring{H935}{(H8685)} your necks{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} him and his people{H5971}, and live{H2421}{(H8798)}.
- Jer 34:17 : 17 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Ye have not hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} unto me, in proclaiming{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865}, every one{H376} to his brother{H251}, and every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}: behold, I proclaim{H7121}{(H8802)} a liberty{H1865} for you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, to the sword{H2719}, to the pestilence{H1698}, and to the famine{H7458}; and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} you to be removed{H2189}{(H8675)}{H2113} into all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776}.
- Jer 36:23 : 23 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi{H3065} had read{H7121}{(H8800)} three{H7969} or four{H702} leaves{H1817}, he cut{H7167}{(H8799)} it with the penknife{H8593}{H5608}{(H8802)}, and cast{H7993}{(H8687)} it into the fire{H784} that was on the hearth{H254}, until all the roll{H4039} was consumed{H8552}{(H8800)} in the fire{H784} that was on the hearth{H254}.
- Jer 43:2 : 2 Then spake{H559}{(H8799)} Azariah{H5838} the son{H1121} of Hoshaiah{H1955}, and Johanan{H3110} the son{H1121} of Kareah{H7143}, and all the proud{H2086} men{H582}, saying{H559}{(H8802)} unto Jeremiah{H3414}, Thou speakest{H1696}{(H8764)} falsely{H8267}: the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} hath not sent{H7971}{(H8804)} thee to say{H559}{(H8800)}, Go{H935}{(H8799)} not into Egypt{H4714} to sojourn{H1481}{(H8800)} there:
- Jer 13:15-17 : 15 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye, and give ear{H238}{(H8685)}; be not proud{H1361}{(H8799)}: for the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}. 16 Give{H5414}{(H8798)} glory{H3519} to the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, before he cause darkness{H2821}{(H8686)}, and before your feet{H7272} stumble{H5062}{(H8691)} upon the dark{H5399} mountains{H2022}, and, while ye look{H6960}{(H8765)} for light{H216}, he turn{H7760}{(H8804)} it into the shadow of death{H6757}, and make{H7896}{(H8798)}{(H8675)}{H7896}{(H8799)} it gross darkness{H6205}. 17 But if ye will not hear{H8085}{(H8799)} it, my soul{H5315} shall weep{H1058}{(H8799)} in secret places{H4565} for{H6440} your pride{H1466}; and mine eye{H5869} shall weep{H1830}{(H8799)} sore{H1830}{(H8800)}, and run down{H3381}{(H8799)} with tears{H1832}, because the LORD'S{H3068} flock{H5739} is carried away captive{H7617}{(H8738)}.
- Isa 3:16 : 16 Moreover the LORD{H3068} saith{H559}{(H8799)}, Because{H3282} the daughters{H1323} of Zion{H6726} are haughty{H1361}{(H8804)}, and walk{H3212}{(H8799)} with stretched forth{H5186}{(H8803)} necks{H1627} and wanton{H8265}{(H8764)} eyes{H5869}, walking{H1980}{(H8800)} and mincing{H2952}{(H8800)} as they go{H3212}{(H8799)}, and making a tinkling{H5913}{(H8762)} with their feet{H7272}:
- Isa 5:19 : 19 That say{H559}{(H8802)}, Let him make speed{H4116}{(H8762)}, and hasten{H2363}{(H8686)} his work{H4639}, that we may see{H7200}{(H8799)} it: and let the counsel{H6098} of the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478} draw nigh{H7126}{(H8799)} and come{H935}{(H8799)}, that we may know{H3045}{(H8799)} it!