Isaiah 46:3 Cross References

Isaiah 46:3

3: "Listen to me, all you who are left in Israel. I created you and have cared for you since before you were born.

And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you again and again here in the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.'

Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother's womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

But though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a few of them will return at that time. The LORD has rightly decided to destroy his people.

If the LORD Almighty had not spared a few of us, we would have been wiped out as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah.

Listen to me, all of you in far-off lands! The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.
He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.

Yet you brought me safely from my mother's womb and led me to trust you when I was a nursing infant.
I was thrust upon you at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born.

"But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, `Live!'
And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your hair grew, though you were still naked.
And when I passed by and saw you again, you were old enough to be married. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
"Then I bathed you and washed off your blood, and I rubbed fragrant oils into your skin.
I gave you expensive clothing of linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine leather.

"Listen to me, you who know right from wrong and cherish my law in your hearts. Do not be afraid of people's scorn or their slanderous talk.

"But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one.
The LORD who made you and helps you says: O Jacob, my servant, do not be afraid. O Israel, my chosen one, do not fear.

But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian representative defying the living God and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!"

"Pay attention, O Israel, for you are my servant. I, the LORD, made you, and I will not forget to help you.

In that day the Lord will bring back a remnant of his people for the second time, returning them to the land of Israel from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.

In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.

"Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance--all who seek the LORD! Consider the quarry from which you were mined, the rock from which you were cut!

"Listen to me, O family of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and call on the God of Israel. You don't follow through on any of your promises,

"Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings. O Israel, if you would only listen!
You must never have a foreign god; you must not bow down before a false god.
For it was I, the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.
"But no, my people wouldn't listen. Israel did not want me around.
So I let them follow their blind and stubborn way, living according to their own desires.

"The LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is good and leads you along the paths you should follow.
Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling like waves.

`You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I brought you to myself and carried you on eagle's wings.

Like an eagle that rouses her chicks and hovers over her young, so he spread his wings to take them in and carried them aloft on his pinions.
The LORD alone guided them; they lived without any foreign gods.

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