17 who made the world as a wilderness and overthrew the cities of it, who did not let loose his prisoners to their home?
Isaiah 14:17 Cross References - MLV
2 Chronicles 28:8-15
8 And the sons of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand, women, sons and daughters and also took away much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Samaria.
9 But a prophet of Jehovah was there, whose name was Oded. And he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, Behold, because Jehovah, the God of your* fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your* hand. And you* have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.
10 And now you* propose to keep under the sons of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen to you*. Are there not even with you* trespasses of your* own against Jehovah your* God?
11 Now hear me therefore and send back the captives that you* have taken captive of your* brothers. For the fierce wrath of Jehovah is upon you*.
12 Then certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, 13 and said to them, You* will not bring in the captives here. For you* propose what will bring upon us a trespass against Jehovah, to add to our sins and to our trespass. For our trespass is great and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the rulers and all the assembly. 15 And the men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them and dressed them and shod them and gave them to eat and to drink and anointed them and carried all the feeble of them upon donkeys and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
9 But a prophet of Jehovah was there, whose name was Oded. And he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, Behold, because Jehovah, the God of your* fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your* hand. And you* have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.
10 And now you* propose to keep under the sons of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen to you*. Are there not even with you* trespasses of your* own against Jehovah your* God?
11 Now hear me therefore and send back the captives that you* have taken captive of your* brothers. For the fierce wrath of Jehovah is upon you*.
12 Then certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, 13 and said to them, You* will not bring in the captives here. For you* propose what will bring upon us a trespass against Jehovah, to add to our sins and to our trespass. For our trespass is great and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the rulers and all the assembly. 15 And the men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them and dressed them and shod them and gave them to eat and to drink and anointed them and carried all the feeble of them upon donkeys and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
Ezra 1:2-4
2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3 Whoever there is among you* of all his people, his God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
4 And whoever is left, in any place where he travels, let the men of his place help him with silver and with gold and with goods and with beasts, besides the free-will offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.
3 Whoever there is among you* of all his people, his God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
4 And whoever is left, in any place where he travels, let the men of his place help him with silver and with gold and with goods and with beasts, besides the free-will offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 13:19-22
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 It will never be inhabited, nor will it be dwelt in from generation to generation. Neither will the Arabian pitch tent there, nor will shepherds make their flocks to lie down there.
21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there and their houses will be full of doleful creatures. And ostriches will dwell there and wild goats will dance there.
22 And wolves will cry in their castles and jackals in the pleasant palaces. And her time is near to come and her days will not be prolonged.
Isaiah 45:13
13 I have raised him up in righteousness and I will make straight all his ways. He will build my city and he will let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, says Jehovah of hosts.
Isaiah 58:6
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke and to let the oppressed go free and that you* break every yoke?
Isaiah 64:10
10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Ezekiel 6:14
14 And I will stretch out my hand upon them and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations.
And they will know that I am Jehovah.
And they will know that I am Jehovah.
Joel 2:3
3 A fire devours before them and behind them a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them and behind them a desolate wilderness. Yes and none has escaped them.
Zephaniah 2:13-14
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria and will make Nineveh a desolation and dry like the wilderness.
14 And herds will lie down in the midst of her. All the beasts of the nations, both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in the capitals of it. Their voice will sing in the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds. For he has laid bare the cedar work.