Bible Verses About Nation

"Woe to the rebellious children," says ADONAI. "They make plans, but the plans are not mine; they develop alliances, but not from my Spirit, in order to pile sin upon sin.

They go down to Egypt but don't consult me, seeking refuge in Pharaoh's protection, seeking shelter in Egypt's shadow.

I form light, I create darkness; I make well-being, I create woe; I, ADONAI, do all these things.

For the nation or kingdom that won't serve you will perish; yes, those nations will be utterly destroyed.

"For bronze I will bring you gold, for iron I will bring you silver, bronze in place of wood, and iron in place of stones. I will make shalom your governor and righteousness your taskmaster.

Violence will no longer be heard in your land, desolation or destruction within your borders; instead, you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion eat straw like an ox (but the serpent - its food will be dust). They will not hurt or destroy anywhere on my holy mountain," says ADONAI.

"Should I not punish for this?" asks ADONAI. "Should I not be avenged on a nation like this?

"House of Isra'el, can't I deal with you as the potter deals with his clay? - says ADONAI. Look! You, house of Isra'el, are the same in my hand as the clay in the potter's hand.

At one time, I may speak about uprooting, breaking down and destroying a nation or kingdom;

but if that nation turns from their evil, which prompted me to speak against it, then I relent concerning the disaster I had planned to inflict on it.

Similarly, at another time, I may speak about building and planting a nation or kingdom;

but if it behaves wickedly from my perspective and doesn't listen to what I say, then I change my mind and don't do the good I said I would do that would have helped it.

But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Bavel and that nation for their sin,' says ADONAI, 'and I will turn the land of the Kasdim into everlasting ruins.

I will inflict on that land all my words that I have decreed against it, everything written in this book, in which Yirmeyahu has prophesied against all the nations.

For they too will become slaves to many nations and to powerful kings; I will pay them back according to their deeds and the work of their own hands.'

"For here is what ADONAI the God of Isra'el says to me: 'Take this cup of the wine of fury from my hand, and make all the nations where I am sending you drink it.

They will drink, stagger to and fro and behave like crazy people because of the sword that I will send among them.'"

Then I took the cup from ADONAI's hand and made all the nations drink, where ADONAI had sent me -

Yerushalayim and the cities of Y'hudah, along with their kings and leaders, to make them a ruin and an object of horror, ridicule and cursing, as it is today;

Pharaoh king of Egypt, with his servants and leaders and all his people, both native

and foreign; all the kings of the land of 'Utz; all the kings of the land of the P'lishtim, Ashkelon, 'Azah, 'Ekron and those remaining in Ashdod;

Edom, Mo'av, and the people of 'Amon;

all the kings of Tzor, of Tzidon and of the coastlands across the sea;

D'dan, Teima, Buz and all who cut the corners of their beards;