Verse 23
And they shall comfort{H5162}{(H8765)} you, when ye see{H7200}{(H8799)} their ways{H1870} and their doings{H5949}: and ye shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I have not done{H6213}{(H8804)} without cause{H2600} all that I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} in it, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
Referenced Verses
- Jer 22:8-9 : 8 And many{H7227} nations{H1471} shall pass{H5674}{(H8804)} by this city{H5892}, and they shall say{H559}{(H8804)} every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}, Wherefore hath the LORD{H3068} done{H6213}{(H8804)} thus unto this great{H1419} city{H5892}? 9 Then they shall answer{H559}{(H8804)}, Because they have forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068} their God{H430}, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} other{H312} gods{H430}, and served{H5647}{(H8799)} them.
- Ezek 8:6-9 : 6 He said{H559}{(H8799)} furthermore unto me, Son{H1121} of man{H120}, seest{H7200}{(H8802)} thou what they do{H6213}{(H8802)}? even the great{H1419} abominations{H8441} that the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} committeth{H6213}{(H8802)} here, that I should go far off{H7368}{(H8800)} from my sanctuary{H4720}? but turn{H7725}{(H8799)} thee yet again, and thou shalt see{H7200}{(H8799)} greater{H1419} abominations{H8441}. 7 And he brought{H935}{(H8686)} me to the door{H6607} of the court{H2691}; and when I looked{H7200}{(H8799)}, behold a{H259} hole{H2356} in the wall{H7023}. 8 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man{H120}, dig{H2864}{(H8798)} now in the wall{H7023}: and when I had digged{H2864}{(H8799)} in the wall{H7023}, behold a{H259} door{H6607}. 9 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Go in{H935}{(H8798)}, and behold{H7200}{(H8798)} the wicked{H7451} abominations{H8441} that they do{H6213}{(H8802)} here. 10 So I went in{H935}{(H8799)} and saw{H7200}{(H8799)}; 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}, pourtrayed{H2707}{(H8794)} upon the wall{H7023} round about{H5439}. 11 And there stood{H5975}{(H8802)} before{H6440} them seventy{H7657} men{H376} of the ancients{H2205} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, and in the midst{H8432} of them stood{H5975}{(H8802)} Jaazaniah{H2970} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227}, with every man{H376} his censer{H4730} in his hand{H3027}; and a thick{H6282} cloud{H6051} of incense{H7004} went up{H5927}{(H8802)}. 12 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man{H120}, hast thou seen{H7200}{(H8804)} what the ancients{H2205} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} do{H6213}{(H8802)} in the dark{H2822}, every man{H376} in the chambers{H2315} of his imagery{H4906}? for they say{H559}{(H8802)}, The LORD{H3068} seeth{H7200}{(H8802)} us not; the LORD{H3068} hath forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the earth{H776}. 13 He said{H559}{(H8799)} also unto me, Turn{H7725}{(H8799)} thee yet again, and thou shalt see{H7200}{(H8799)} greater{H1419} abominations{H8441} that they do{H6213}{(H8802)}. 14 Then he brought{H935}{(H8686)} me to the door{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of the LORD'S{H3068} house{H1004} which was toward the north{H6828}; and, behold, there sat{H3427}{(H8802)} women{H802} weeping{H1058}{(H8764)} for Tammuz{H8542}. 15 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto me, Hast thou seen{H7200}{(H8804)} this, O son{H1121} of man{H120}? turn{H7725}{(H8799)} thee yet again, and thou shalt see{H7200}{(H8799)} greater{H1419} abominations{H8441} than these. 16 And he brought{H935}{(H8686)} me into the inner{H6442} court{H2691} of the LORD'S{H3068} house{H1004}, and, behold, at the door{H6607} of the temple{H1964} of the LORD{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 the LORD{H3068}, and their faces{H6440} toward the east{H6924}; and they worshipped{H7812}{(H8693)} the sun{H8121} toward the east{H6924}. 17 Then he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Hast thou seen{H7200}{(H8804)} this, O son{H1121} of man{H120}? Is it a light thing{H7043}{(H8738)} to the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063} that they commit{H6213}{(H8800)} the abominations{H8441} which they commit{H6213}{(H8804)} here? for they have filled{H4390}{(H8804)} the land{H776} with violence{H2555}, and have returned{H7725}{(H8799)} to provoke me to anger{H3707}{(H8687)}: and, lo, they put{H7971}{(H8802)} the branch{H2156} to their nose{H639}. 18 Therefore will I also deal{H6213}{(H8799)} in fury{H2534}: mine eye{H5869} shall not spare{H2347}{(H8799)}, neither will I have pity{H2550}{(H8799)}: and though they cry{H7121}{(H8804)} in mine ears{H241} with a loud{H1419} voice{H6963}, yet will I not hear{H8085}{(H8799)} them.
- Ezek 9:8-9 : 8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying{H5221}{(H8687)} them, and I was left{H7604}{(H8737)}, that I fell{H5307}{(H8799)} upon my face{H6440}, and cried{H2199}{(H8799)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Ah{H162} Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}! wilt thou destroy{H7843}{(H8688)} all the residue{H7611} of Israel{H3478} in thy pouring out{H8210}{(H8800)} of thy fury{H2534} upon Jerusalem{H3389}? 9 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto me, The iniquity{H5771} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} and Judah{H3063} is exceeding{H3966}{H3966} great{H1419}, and the land{H776} is full{H4390}{(H8735)} of blood{H1818}, and the city{H5892} full{H4390}{(H8804)} of perverseness{H4297}: for they say{H559}{(H8804)}, The LORD{H3068} hath forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the earth{H776}, and the LORD{H3068} seeth{H7200}{(H8802)} not.
- Dan 9:7 : 7 O Lord{H136}, righteousness{H6666} belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion{H1322} of faces{H6440}, as at this day{H3117}; to the men{H376} of Judah{H3063}, and to the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} 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}{(H8689)} them, because of their trespass{H4604} that they have trespassed{H4603}{(H8804)} against thee.
- Dan 9:14 : 14 Therefore hath the LORD{H3068} watched{H8245}{(H8799)} upon the evil{H7451}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} it upon us: for the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} is righteous{H6662} in all his works{H4639} which he doeth{H6213}{(H8804)}: for we obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} not his voice{H6963}.
- Rom 2:5 : 5 But{G1161} after{G2596} thy{G4675} hardness{G4643} and{G2532} impenitent{G279} heart{G2588} treasurest up{G2343}{(G5719)} unto thyself{G4572} wrath{G3709} against{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}{(G5680)} thee{G4571}, O Lord{G2962}, and{G2532} glorify{G1392}{(G5661)} thy{G4675} name{G3686}? for{G3754} thou only{G3441} art holy{G3741}: for{G3754} all{G3956} nations{G1484} shall come{G2240}{(G5692)} and{G2532} worship{G4352}{(G5692)} before{G1799} thee{G4675}; for{G3754} thy{G4675} judgments{G1345} are made manifest{G5319}{(G5681)}.
- Rev 16:6 : 6 For{G3754} they have shed{G1632}{(G5656)} the blood{G129} of saints{G40} and{G2532} prophets{G4396}, and{G2532} thou hast given{G1325}{(G5656)} them{G846} blood{G129} to drink{G4095}{(G5629)}; for{G1063} they are{G1526}{(G5748)} worthy{G514}.
- Gen 18:22-33 : 22 And the men{H582} turned their faces{H6437}{(H8799)} from thence, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} toward Sodom{H5467}: but Abraham{H85} stood{H5975}{(H8802)} yet{H5750} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}. 23 And Abraham{H85} drew near{H5066}{(H8799)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Wilt thou also destroy{H5595}{(H8799)} the righteous{H6662} with{H5973} the wicked{H7563}? 24 Peradventure there be{H3426} fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662} within{H8432} the city{H5892}: wilt thou also destroy{H5595}{(H8799)} and not spare{H5375}{(H8799)} the place{H4725} for{H4616} the fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662} that are therein{H7130}? 25 That be far{H2486} from thee to do{H6213}{(H8800)} after this manner{H1697}, to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} the righteous{H6662} with the wicked{H7563}: and that the righteous{H6662} should be as the wicked{H7563}, that be far{H2486} from thee: Shall not the Judge{H8199}{(H8802)} of all the earth{H776} do{H6213}{(H8799)} right{H4941}? 26 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, If I find{H4672}{(H8799)} in Sodom{H5467} fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662} within{H8432} the city{H5892}, then I will spare{H5375}{(H8804)} all the place{H4725} for their sakes. 27 And Abraham{H85} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold now, I have taken upon me{H2974}{(H8689)} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} unto the Lord{H136}, which{H595} am but dust{H6083} and ashes{H665}: 28 Peradventure there shall lack{H2637}{(H8799)} five{H2568} of the fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662}: wilt thou destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} all the city{H5892} for lack of five{H2568}? And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, If I find{H4672}{(H8799)} there forty{H705} and five{H2568}, I will not destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} it. 29 And he spake{H1696}{(H8763)} unto him yet again{H3254}{(H8686)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Peradventure there shall be forty{H705} found{H4672}{(H8735)} there. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will not do{H6213}{(H8799)} it for forty's{H705} sake. 30 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Oh{H4994} let not the Lord{H136} be angry{H2734}{(H8799)}, and I will speak{H1696}{(H8762)}: Peradventure there shall thirty{H7970} be found{H4672}{(H8735)} there. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will not do{H6213}{(H8799)} it, if I find{H4672}{(H8799)} thirty{H7970} there. 31 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold now, I have taken upon me{H2974}{(H8689)} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} unto the Lord{H136}: Peradventure there shall be twenty{H6242} found{H4672}{(H8735)} there. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will not destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} it for twenty's{H6242} sake. 32 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Oh let not the Lord{H136} be angry{H2734}{(H8799)}, and I will speak{H1696}{(H8762)} yet{H389} but this once{H6471}: Peradventure ten{H6235} shall be found{H4672}{(H8735)} there. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will not destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} it for ten's{H6235} sake. 33 And the LORD{H3068} went his way{H3212}{(H8799)}, as soon as{H834} he had left{H3615}{(H8765)} communing{H1696}{(H8763)} with Abraham{H85}: and Abraham{H85} returned{H7725}{(H8804)} unto his place{H4725}.
- Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember{H2142}{(H8804)} all the way{H1870} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} led{H3212}{(H8689)} thee these forty{H705} years{H8141} in the wilderness{H4057}, to humble{H6031}{(H8763)} thee, and to prove{H5254}{(H8763)} thee, to know{H3045}{(H8800)} what was in thine heart{H3824}, whether thou wouldest keep{H8104}{(H8799)} his commandments{H4687}, or no.
- Neh 9:33 : 33 Howbeit thou art just{H6662} in all that is brought{H935}{(H8802)} upon us; for thou hast done{H6213}{(H8804)} right{H571}, but we have done wickedly{H7561}{(H8689)}:
- Prov 26:2 : 2 As the bird{H6833} by wandering{H5110}{(H8800)}, as the swallow{H1866} by flying{H5774}{(H8800)}, so the curse{H7045} causeless{H2600} shall not come{H935}{(H8799)}.
- Jer 7:17-28 : 17 Seest{H7200}{(H8802)} thou not what they do{H6213}{(H8802)} in the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} and in the streets{H2351} of Jerusalem{H3389}? 18 The children{H1121} gather{H3950}{(H8764)} wood{H6086}, and the fathers{H1} kindle{H1197}{(H8764)} the fire{H784}, and the women{H802} knead{H3888}{(H8802)} their dough{H1217}, to make{H6213}{(H8800)} cakes{H3561} to the queen{H4446} of heaven{H8064}, and to pour out{H5258}{(H8687)} drink offerings{H5262} unto other{H312} gods{H430}, that they may provoke me to anger{H3707}{(H8687)}. 19 Do they provoke me to anger{H3707}{(H8688)}? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion{H1322} of their own faces{H6440}? 20 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Behold, mine anger{H639} and my fury{H2534} shall be poured out{H5413}{(H8737)} 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}{(H8804)}, and shall not be quenched{H3518}{(H8799)}. 21 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; Put{H5595}{(H8798)} your burnt offerings{H5930} unto your sacrifices{H2077}, and eat{H398}{(H8798)} flesh{H1320}. 22 For I spake{H1696}{(H8765)} not unto your fathers{H1}, nor commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} them in the day{H3117} that I brought them out{H3318}{(H8687)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, concerning{H1697} burnt offerings{H5930} or sacrifices{H2077}: 23 But this thing{H1697} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} I them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Obey{H8085}{(H8798)} my voice{H6963}, and I will be your God{H430}, and ye shall be my people{H5971}: and walk{H1980}{(H8804)} ye in all the ways{H1870} that I have commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} you, that it may be well{H3190}{(H8799)} unto you. 24 But they hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not, nor inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} their ear{H241}, but walked{H3212}{(H8799)} in the counsels{H4156} and in the imagination{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}{(H8804)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} unto this day{H3117} I have even sent{H7971}{(H8799)} unto you all my servants{H5650} the prophets{H5030}, daily{H3117} rising up early{H7925}{(H8687)} and sending{H7971}{(H8800)} them: 26 Yet they hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not unto me, nor inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} their ear{H241}, but hardened{H7185}{(H8686)} their neck{H6203}: they did worse{H7489}{(H8689)} than their fathers{H1}. 27 Therefore thou shalt speak{H1696}{(H8765)} all these words{H1697} unto them; but they will not hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} to thee: thou shalt also call{H7121}{(H8804)} unto them; but they will not answer{H6030}{(H8799)} thee. 28 But thou shalt say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, This is a nation{H1471} that obeyeth{H8085}{(H8804)} not the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068} their God{H430}, nor receiveth{H3947}{(H8804)} correction{H4148}: truth{H530} is perished{H6}{(H8804)}, and is cut off{H3772}{(H8738)} from their mouth{H6310}.