Quotes About Destruction

Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.

“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ëA sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

ëSo then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!

So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.

A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.í

Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ëA sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

You will be fuel for the fire. Your blood will stain your own land. You will not be remembered, for I, the LORD, have spoken.í”

and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëO city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,

Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.

The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.

I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.

You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,í declares the Lord GOD.

This is what the Lord GOD says: ëBring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder.

The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.

“Son of man, write down todayís date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.í

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëWoe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.

Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ëWoe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.

Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.

And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,

Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ëBecause you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,