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Isaiah 1:20

ObedienceJudgment

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

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BSB
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
KJV
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
WEB
but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”
ASV
but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
DARBY
but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
BLB
And if you⁺ refuse and rebel, by the sword you⁺ will be devoured.” For the mouth of YHWH has spoken.
ÅB
men er dere uvillige og gjenstridige, skal dere bli oppett av sverdet; for Herrens munn har talt.
OTB
men hvis dere nekter og gjør opprør, skal dere falle for sverdet." For Herren har talt det.
B1930
men er I uvillige og gjenstridige, skal I bli opett av sverdet; for Herrens munn har talt.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 65:12

    Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

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  • Isaiah 58:14

    Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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  • Isaiah 40:5

    And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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  • Isaiah 3:25

    Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.

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  • Leviticus 26:33

    And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

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  • Micah 4:4

    But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

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