Instead — Симфония — New Living Translation

Ps 69:21

But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

Ps 74:21

Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.

Ps 78:68

He chose instead the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loved.

Ps 105:32

He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

Ps 106:7

Our ancestors in Egypt were not impressed by the LORD’s miraculous deeds. They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.

Ps 106:25

Instead, they grumbled in their tents and refused to obey the LORD.

Ps 106:35

Instead, they mingled among the pagans and adopted their evil customs.

Ps 118:17

I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done.

Ps 131:2

Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk. Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Ps 144:8

Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.

Ps 144:11

Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.

Prov 3:7

Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Prov 11:8

The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

Prov 26:27

If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.

Eccl 5:7

Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead.

Isa 3:24

Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink. She will wear a rope for a sash, and her elegant hair will fall out. She will wear rough burlap instead of rich robes. Shame will replace her beauty.

Isa 5:7

The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence. Judah’s Guilt and Judgment

Isa 14:15

Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead, down to its lowest depths.

Isa 22:13

But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter cattle and kill sheep. You feast on meat and drink wine. You say, “Let’s feast and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

Isa 28:27

A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin; rather, it is beaten with a light stick. A threshing wheel is never rolled on cumin; instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail.

Isa 30:5

all who trust in him will be ashamed. He will not help you. Instead, he will disgrace you.”

Isa 30:12

This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: “Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,

Isa 31:1

1 What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Isa 33:20

Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals. You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut and whose stakes are firmly fixed.

Isa 43:24

You have not brought me fragrant calamus or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your faults.

Isa 51:23

Instead, I will hand that cup to your tormentors, those who said, ‘We will trample you into the dust and walk on your backs.’”

Isa 61:3

To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory.

Isa 61:7

Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.

Jer 7:24

“But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward.

Jer 9:14

Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them.

Jer 11:8

but your ancestors did not listen or even pay attention. Instead, they stubbornly followed their own evil desires. And because they refused to obey, I brought upon them all the curses described in this covenant.’”

Jer 14:12

When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.”

Jer 16:15

Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ For I will bring them back to this land that I gave their ancestors.

Jer 18:11

“Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’”

Jer 22:10

Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss. Instead, weep for the captive king being led away! For he will never return to see his native land again.

Jer 23:2

Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.

Jer 23:8

Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ Then they will live in their own land.” Judgment on False Prophets

Jer 33:26

I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David’s descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.”

Jer 37:21

So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon. Instead, he was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. The king also commanded that Jeremiah be given a loaf of fresh bread every day as long as there was any left in the city. So Jeremiah was put in the palace prison.

Jer 42:14

instead, we will go to Egypt where we will be free from war, the call to arms, and hunger,’

Jer 48:34

“Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.

Lam 2:14

Your prophets have said so many foolish things, false to the core. They did not save you from exile by pointing out your sins. Instead, they painted false pictures, filling you with false hope.

Lam 3:40

Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the LORD.

Ezek 4:15

“All right,” the LORD said. “You may bake your bread with cow dung instead of human dung.”

Ezek 11:12

and you will know that I am the LORD. For you have refused to obey my decrees and regulations; instead, you have copied the standards of the nations around you.”

Ezek 13:6

Instead, they have told lies and made false predictions. They say, ‘This message is from the LORD,’ even though the LORD never sent them. And yet they expect him to fulfill their prophecies!

Ezek 16:32

Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband.

Ezek 16:34

So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you!

Ezek 18:7

He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

Ezek 18:16

He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

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