Leviticus 26:31

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Leviticus 26:29–33 · Berean Standard Bible

29 You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.

30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.

31 I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

32 And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.

33 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

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2 Kings 25:4

Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

2 Kings 25:5

but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

2 Kings 25:6

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.

2 Kings 25:7

And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

2 Kings 25:8

On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

2 Kings 25:9

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

2 Kings 25:10

And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:19

Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.

Nehemiah 2:3

and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Nehemiah 2:17

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

Isaiah 1:7

Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you— a desolation demolished by strangers.

Isaiah 24:10

The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.

Isaiah 24:11

In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.

Isaiah 24:12

The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.

Jeremiah 4:7

A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.

Jeremiah 9:11

“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

Lamentations 1:1

How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.

Lamentations 2:7

The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.

Ezekiel 6:6

Wherever you live, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated, your idols smashed and obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works blotted out.

Ezekiel 21:15

So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

Micah 3:12

Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

Psalms 74:3

Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.

Psalms 74:4

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

Psalms 74:5

like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

Psalms 74:6

and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

Psalms 74:7

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

Psalms 74:8

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”

Jeremiah 26:6

then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”

Jeremiah 26:9

How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 52:13

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Lamentations 1:10

The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary— those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.

Ezekiel 9:6

Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

Ezekiel 21:7

And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 24:21

Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

Matthew 24:1

As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

Matthew 24:2

“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Luke 21:5

As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,

Luke 21:6

“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Luke 21:24

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Acts 6:14

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Genesis 8:21

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

Isaiah 1:11

“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

Isaiah 1:12

When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this trampling of My courts?

Isaiah 1:13

Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.

Isaiah 1:14

I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

Isaiah 66:3

Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

Amos 5:21

“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

Amos 5:22

Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.

Amos 5:23

Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Hebrews 10:26

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,