Matthew 24:7
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8But all these things are the beginning of travail-pains.
Cross References
Isaiah 19:2“I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians; Brother shall fight against brother, And neighbor against neighbor; City against city, And kingdom against kingdom.
Ezekiel 14:21Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: How much more, when I send my four grievous judgments against Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
Joel 2:30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth; Blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; And the city shall be taken, And the houses shall be rifled, And the women shall be ravished; And half of the city shall go forth into captivity, And the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Luke 21:11and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:5-32
Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall… Read the whole commentary →