Isaiah 29:20

“For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:”

"For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:" - Isaiah 29:20
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What does Isaiah 29:20 mean?

Isaiah 29:20 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off." This verse is part of the larger context of Isaiah's prophecies and messages to the people of Judah…

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The Promise of Justice: God Will Take Down the Terrible and the Scorner

When we turn our attention to Isaiah 29:20, we find a verse that speaks directly to the heart of a world rife with injustice and treachery. The King James Version puts it succinctly: "For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Justice

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am filled with awe and reverence for Your infinite wisdom and power. Your Word reminds us in Isaiah 29:20, "For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off." I take…

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Isaiah 29:20 - "For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:"
Isaiah 29:20-21 - "For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down— those who with a lying word deny justice to the one in the right at the gate, and deprive the innocent of his right."
"For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down— those who with a lying word deny justice to the one in the right at the gate, and deprive the innocent of his right." - Isaiah 29:20-21
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Isaiah 29:18
Psalm 89:20-29
Matthew 20:29-34
1 Samuel 20:27-29
Judges 20:29 - "And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah."
Matthew 20:29 - "And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him."
Isaiah 41:29 - "Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion."
Isaiah 40:29 - "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
Isaiah 29:24 - "They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine."
Proverbs 20:29 - "The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head."
Job 29:20 - "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand."
Isaiah 29:2 - "Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel."
Isaiah 28:29 - "This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
Job 20:29 - "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God."
Luke 20:29 - "There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children."
Isaiah 29:9 - "¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink."
Proverbs 29:20 - "Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him."
Isaiah 3:20 - "The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,"
2 Chronicles 29:20 - "¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD."
Isaiah 10:29 - "They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled."
Numbers 29:20 - "¶ And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;"
Isaiah 29:19 - "The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel."