Isaiah 29:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 29:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 29:21 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 29:21 — KJV
“That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.”
— Isaiah 29:21 (KJV)
Isaiah 29:21 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 29:21
“For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. a bribe: or, a ransom”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:21: gate, turn, aside
“And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. mercies: Gr. holy, or just things: which word the Septuagint in many places, uses for that which is in the Hebrew, mercies”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:21: word, turn, just
“And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:21: word, lay, gate
“And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:21: word, turn, aside
“And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; cursed: or, devoted”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 29:21: turn, thing, nought
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