Quotes About History

In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—

You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.

Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.

This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?

“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?

For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.í”

As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders.

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.

on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.

Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,

“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.

Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.