Isaiah 51:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 51:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 51:23 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 51:23 — KJV
“But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.”
— Isaiah 51:23 (KJV)
Isaiah 51:23 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 51:23
“And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:23: into, hand, down
“Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. and took: Heb. and put”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:23: put, into, hand
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:23: bow, down, over
“And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:23: put, into, hand
“And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:23: put, into, hand
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