Isaiah 29:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 29:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 29:20 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 29:20 — KJV
“For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:”
— Isaiah 29:20 (KJV)
Isaiah 29:20 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 29:20
“Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:20: one, iniquity, cut
“And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. their thumbs...: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet gathered: or, gleaned”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:20: one, brought, cut
“They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. are gone: Heb. are not taken...: Heb. closed up”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:20: one, brought, cut
“And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:20: terrible, one, cut
“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:20: one, brought, off
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