Bible Cross References
the wise
Deuteronomy 32:29
They fail to see why they were defeated; they cannot understand what happened.
Psalm 107:43
May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the LORD's constant love.
Hosea 14:9
May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The LORD's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them.
Matthew 24:15
"You will see 'The Awful Horror' of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It will be standing in the holy place." (Note to the reader: understand what this means!)
Revelation 1:3
Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen.
for
Jeremiah 5:19
When they ask why I did all these things, tell them, Jeremiah, that just as they turned away from me and served foreign gods in their own land, so they will serve strangers in a land that is not theirs."
Jeremiah 5:20
The LORD says, "Tell the descendants of Jacob, tell the people of Judah:
Jeremiah 16:10-13
10
"When you tell them all this, they will ask you why I have decided to punish them so harshly. They will ask what crime they are guilty of and what sin they have committed against the LORD their God.
11
Then tell them that the LORD has said, 'Your ancestors turned away from me and worshiped and served other gods. They abandoned me and did not obey my teachings.
12
But you have done even worse than your ancestors. All of you are stubborn and evil, and you do not obey me.
13
So then, I will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known. And there you will serve other gods day and night, and I will show you no mercy.' "
Jeremiah 22:8
"Afterward many foreigners will pass by and ask one another why I, the LORD, have done such a thing to this great city.
Jeremiah 22:9
Then they will answer that it is because you have abandoned your covenant with me, your God, and have worshiped and served other gods."
Deuteronomy 29:22-28
22
"In future generations your descendants and foreigners from distant lands will see the disasters and sufferings that the LORD has brought on your land.
23
The fields will be a barren waste, covered with sulfur and salt; nothing will be planted, and not even weeds will grow there. Your land will be like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, of Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed when he was furiously angry.
24
Then the whole world will ask, 'Why did the LORD do this to their land? What was the reason for his fierce anger?'
25
And the answer will be, 'It is because the LORD's people broke the covenant they had made with him, the God of their ancestors, when he brought them out of Egypt.
26
They served other gods that they had never worshiped before, gods that the LORD had forbidden them to worship.
27
And so the LORD became angry with his people and brought on their land all the disasters written in this book.
28
The LORD became furiously angry, and in his great anger he uprooted them from their land and threw them into a foreign land, and there they are today.'
1 Kings 9:8
This Temple will become a pile of ruins, and everyone who passes by will be shocked and amazed. 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and this Temple?' they will ask.
1 Kings 9:9
People will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt. They gave their allegiance to other gods and worshiped them. That is why the LORD has brought this disaster on them.' "
Psalm 107:34
He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
Ezekiel 14:23
then you will know that there was good reason for everything I did." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
Ezekiel 22:25-31
25
The leaders are like lions roaring over the animals they have killed. They kill the people, take all the money and property they can get, and by their murders leave many widows.
26
The priests break my law and have no respect for what is holy. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. They do not teach the difference between clean and unclean things, and they ignore the Sabbath. As a result the people of Israel do not respect me.
27
The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.
28
The prophets have hidden these sins like workers covering a wall with whitewash. They see false visions and make false predictions. They claim to speak the word of the Sovereign LORD, but I, the LORD, have not spoken to them.
29
The wealthy cheat and rob. They mistreat the poor and take advantage of foreigners.
30
I looked for someone who could build a wall, who could stand in the places where the walls have crumbled and defend the land when my anger is about to destroy it, but I could find no one.
31
So I will turn my anger loose on them, and like a fire I will destroy them for what they have done." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.