Isaiah 31:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 31:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 31:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evil..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 31:2 — KJV
“Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. call...: Heb. remove”
— Isaiah 31:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 31:2 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 31:2
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:2: also, bring, back
“And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:2: also, evil, against
“Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. Judah: also called, Hodaviah together: Heb. as one”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:2: also, call, house
“[A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:2: evil, against, evildoers
“Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:2: evil, against, evildoers
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