Isaiah 24:16 Cross References - NSB

¹⁶ Listen to them as they sing to Jehovah from the ends of the earth: »Glory and praise to the righteous one!« But I say: »My heart is heavy with grief. I am discouraged, for evil still prevails, and treachery is everywhere.«

¹¹ »Who among the gods is like you Jehovah? Who is like you, wonderful in holiness? Who can work wonders and mighty acts like yours?

⁸ »Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.

²⁷ All the ends of the earth will remember and return to Jehovah. All the families from all the nations will worship you. ²⁸ This is because the kingdom belongs to Jehovah and he rules the nations. ²⁹ All prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive. ³⁰ There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about Jehovah. ³¹ They will tell people yet to be born about the righteousness he has performed.

¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

⁷ God will bless us. All the ends of the earth will reverence and respect him.

⁸ He will have dominion from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. ⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute (presents). The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. ¹¹ Yes, all kings will bow down before him. All nations will serve him.

³ He remembered his loving kindness and faithfulness to Israel's descendants. All the ends of the earth have seen how our God saves them.

¹⁵ He gave them what they asked for. He also gave them a degenerative disease.

¹ Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good. His loving kindness endures forever. ² Let the redeemed by Jehovah say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, ³ And gathered out of the lands, from the east (sunrise) and from the west (sunset), from the north and from the south. ⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way. They found no city to live in. ⁵ Hungry and thirsty, they fainted within. ⁶ Then they cried to Jehovah in their trouble. He delivered them out of their distress. ⁷ He led them also by a straight way that they might go to a city to live in. ⁸ Let them praise Jehovah for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! ⁹ For he satisfies the thirsty and the hungry person. ¹⁰ Those who lived in the dark, in death's shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains ¹¹ They had rebelled against God's words and had despised the advice given by the Most High. ¹² He humbled them with hard work. They fell down, but no one was there to help them. ¹³ In their distress they cried out to Jehovah. He saved them from their troubles. ¹⁴ He brought them out of the dark, out of death's shadow. He broke apart their chains. ¹⁵ Let them give thanks to Jehovah because of his goodness. He performed his miracles for the sons of men. ¹⁶ He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two. ¹⁷ Fools suffered because of their disobedience and because of their crimes. ¹⁸ All food was disgusting to them, and they came near death's gates. ¹⁹ In their distress they cried out to Jehovah. He saved them from their troubles. ²⁰ He sent his message and healed them. He rescued them from the grave. ²¹ Let them give thanks to Jehovah because of his goodness. He performed his miracles for the sons of men. ²² Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice. Let them tell in joyful songs what he has done. ²³ Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas, ²⁴ have seen what Jehovah can do, the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea. ²⁵ He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high. ²⁶ The sailors aboard ship rose toward the sky. They plunged into the depths. Their courage failed in the face of disaster. ²⁷ They reeled and staggered like drunks, and all their skills as sailors became useless. ²⁸ In their distress they cried out to Jehovah. He led them from their troubles. ²⁹ He made the storm calm down, and the waves became still. ³⁰ The sailors were glad that the storm was quiet. He guided them to the harbor they had longed for. ³¹ Let them give thanks to Jehovah because of his goodness. He performed his miracles for the sons of men. ³² Let them glorify him when the people are gathered for worship. Let them praise him in the company of respected leaders. ³³ He changes rivers into a desert, springs into thirsty ground, ³⁴ and fertile ground into a layer of salt because of the wickedness of the people living there. ³⁵ He changes deserts into lakes (marshland) and dry ground into springs. ³⁶ There he settles those who are hungry, and they build cities to live in. ³⁷ They plant in fields and vineyards that produce crops. ³⁸ He blesses them, and their numbers multiply, and he does not allow a shortage of cattle. ³⁹ They became few in number and were humiliated because of oppression, disaster, and sorrow. ⁴⁰ He poured contempt on their influential people and made them stumble around in a pathless desert. ⁴¹ He lifts needy people high above suffering and makes their families like flocks. ⁴² The righteous will see this and rejoice, but all the wicked will shut their mouths. ⁴³ Let those who think they are wise pay attention to these things so they will understand the loving kindness of Jehovah.

¹⁶ That is why the Almighty Jehovah of Hosts will send a degenerative disease against brave men. A flame will be turned into a raging fire under his power.

⁴ »Then the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean (riches, strength and glory will diminish).

² I have seen a vision of cruel events, a vision of betrayal and destruction. Army of Elam, attack! Army of Media, lay siege to the cities! God will put an end to the suffering that Babylon has caused.

¹⁵ You have enlarged the nation, O Jehovah; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself. You have extended all the borders of the land.

⁵ Jehovah of armies will then become a crown of glory and beauty to the remnant of his people.

¹ Woe to you who destroy for you have not been destroyed! Woe to you who betray for you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying you will be betrayed.

²² »Turn to me and be saved! Turn to me all who live at the ends of the earth for I am God, and there is no other. ²³ »I have bound myself with an oath. A word has gone out from my righteous mouth that will not be recalled. Every knee will bow to me and every tongue will swear allegiance. ²⁴ »It will be said of me: ‘Certainly, righteousness and strength are found in Jehovah alone. All who are angry with him will come to him and be ashamed. ²⁵ »‘All the descendants of Israel will be declared righteous, and they will praise Jehovah.’«

⁸ »You have never heard about them. You have never known about them. Your ears have never been open to hear them before. I know that you have acted very treacherously and that you have been called a rebel since you were born.

¹⁰ Jehovah will lay bare his holy arm (show his holy power) in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

²¹ »Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land everlastingly. They will be the seedlings I have planted, the honored work of my hands.

¹⁹ »I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations. ²⁰ They will bring all your brothers from every nation like a grain offering to Jehovah. They will come on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on mules and camels to my holy mountain, Jerusalem, declares Jehovah. They will come like the people of Israel who bring their grain offerings in clean dishes to Jehovah’s temple.

²⁰ »But like a wife who is unfaithful to her husband, so you, O house of Israel, were unfaithful me,« says Jehovah.

¹¹ »The house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously with me,« says Jehovah.

¹ Jehovah, if I argued my case with you, you would prove to be right. Indeed, I must question you about matters of justice. Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why do dishonest people succeed with impunity?

⁶ »Even your relatives, members of your own family, have betrayed you. They join in the attacks against you. Do not trust them, even though they speak friendly words.

² She weeps bitterly in the night. Her cheeks are wet from crying. Her lovers offer no comfort. Her friends have been false to her. They have become her enemies.

⁷ »They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah! They have borne strange children: now the new moon will devour them with their fields.

⁷ »Like Adam, they have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.

⁴ »He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of Jehovah. They will abide in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God! Now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

³ Why do you make me see wickedness and immorality? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife exists and contention arises.

²⁷ »He will send the angels to gather together his anointed from the four winds, from one end of the earth to the other end of heaven.

⁴⁷ »Jehovah commanded us with these words: I appoint you as a light to the nations. My salvation will come to the ends of the earth.« (Isaiah 49:6)

³ They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: »Great and marvelous are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of the ages (Eternal King) (King of the nations) (King of the holy ones). (Deuteronomy 31:30; 32:4) (Exodus 6:3)

⁵ I heard the angel of the waters say: »You are righteous, Jehovah, who are, and was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things. (Exodus 3:14) ⁶ »They have shed the blood of the holy ones and prophets. You give them blood to drink for they deserve it.« ⁷ I heard another say: »Even so, Jehovah God the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.« (Deuteronomy 32:4) (Psalm 145:17) (Exodus 6:3)

¹ After these things I heard a great voice of many people in heaven, saying: »Praise Jehovah! Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power belong to our God. (Psalm 150:6) ² »True and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her fornication. And has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.« ³ Again they said: »Praise Jehovah. Her smoke rose up forever and ever.« ⁴ The twenty-four elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God, who sat on the throne, saying: »Amen! Praise Jehovah!« (Psalm 117:1) ⁵ Then a voice came from the throne. It said: »Praise our God, all you his servants, and you who reverence him, both small and great.« ⁶ And I heard as it were the voice of a large number of people, and as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunder, saying: »Praise Jehovah! For Jehovah our God, the Almighty, reigns. (Psalm 106:48)