6 A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes,the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels,to that unprofitable nation,7 ...
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with ...
Isaiah 23-29 New International Version A Prophecy Against Tyre 23 A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor.From the land of Cyprus word has come to them. 2 Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of ...
It is true, moreover, that no prophecy can be shown to be as early as Uzziah's time, except indeed the kernel of ch. vi. "In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord," etc. (vi. 1, R. V.), seems to come from a cycle of prophetic narratives, some of which (comp....
29. And there will be great hatred in the shepherds and elders towards each other.30. For there will be great jealousy in the last days; for every one will say what is pleasing in his own eyes.31. And they will make of none effect the prophecy of the prophets which were before me,...
In the context of John 12:38, it underscores the divine orchestration of events to fulfill prophecy. The Greek word for "fulfill" is "plēroō," which means to complete or bring to realization. This highlights the sovereignty of God in ensuring that His word, spoken through the prophets, ...
Hezekiah was close to death, and then given another chance by God. He was told to put figs on his boils. The Word of God just proves true, as today, we find out more about why it worked. Isa 38:21 For Isaiah had said [to Hezekiah], Let them take a lump
Chapter 59 is a continuation of the prophecy that began with Israel's contention that the Israelites are hypocritical God-seekers (58:2-3a). Isaiah's instruction was to "Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins" (58:1b). God isableto save them from ex...
the oracle of Isaiah is broken into two segments, Isaiah 23:1-14 and Isaiah 23:15-18. The first is regarding the overthrow of Tyre, and the second is the restoration of Tyre. Similar to the prophecy concerning Egypt, at the end of this chapter we find Tyre owning up to the sovereignt...
1. It should be observed from the 3 preceding considerations that the entire 70th week of Daniel is in view when it is described and predicted in prophecy. While all would agree, on the basis of Dan 9:27; Matt 24:15; and Rev 13, that the 70th week is divided into two parts of th...