Quotes About Faith

then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.

Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.

They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,í declares the Lord GOD.”

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëLike the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.

Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,í declares the Lord GOD.”

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.

you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.

You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the LORD.

So I will establish My covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD,

Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Now say to this rebellious house: ëDo you not know what these things mean?í Tell them, ëBehold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.í

This is what the Lord GOD says: ëI will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:

though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighborís wife.

Yet you may ask, ëWhy shouldnít the son bear the iniquity of his father?í Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.