Isaiah 1:20

But if ye refuse, and be rebellious, The sword shall consume you; For the mouth of Jehovah hath said it.

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In The King James Version

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

In Context

19If ye be willing and obedient, Ye shall consume the good of the land.

21How is the faithful city become a harlot, She that was full of equity! Once justice dwelt in her, but now murderers!

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Cross References

Job 36:12But if they obey not, they perish by the sword; They die in their own folly.

Isaiah 3:25Thy men shall fall by the sword, Yea, thy mighty men in battle;

Isaiah 58:14Then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah. And I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, And cause thee to enjoy the inheritance of Jacob, thy father; For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:17-21

A Call to Repentance; Repentance and Reformation Urged. ( b. c. 738.) 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the… Read the whole commentary →

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