Quotes About People

“Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ëThey are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.í

so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ëThey will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.

therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”

I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.

in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.í”

When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.

Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.

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.

therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.

Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!

Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.

All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.

and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ramís horn to warn the people.

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.í

As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ëCome and hear the message that has come from the LORD!í

I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.

Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,í declares the Lord GOD.

ëYou are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,í declares the Lord GOD.”

But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.

And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ëThese are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.í

Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”