Isaiah 17:14
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 17 connects to 10 cross-references. The oracle against Damascus announces it will cease to be a city and become a heap of ruins. Israel's glory will waste away in the same judgment. Yet a remnant will look to its Maker and not to altars. Nations …
Other Translations
At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
At even-time, lo, terror, before morning it is not, This <FI>is<Fi> the portion of our spoilers, And the lot of our plunderers!
In the evening there is fear, and in the morning they are gone. This is the fate of those who take our goods, and the reward of those who violently take our property for themselves.
Cross References
So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he …
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: …
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp …
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter …
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! …
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall …