Isa 2:12-17, 10:33-34, Eze 31:2-3, 17, Amo 6:1, Nah 3:8-19, Luk 23:31 | ESV | STEP | For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty , against all that is lifted up

12 ^aFor the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the ^bcedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the ^coaks of Bashan;
14 against all ^dthe lofty mountains,
and against all the uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all ^ethe ships of Tarshish,
and against all the beautiful craft.
17 ^fAnd the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 10:33-34

33 Behold, the Lord God of hosts
^gwill lop ^hthe boughs with terrifying power;
the great in height will be hewn down,
and the lofty will be brought low.
34 He will cut down ⁱthe thickets of the forest with an axe,
and ^jLebanon will fall by the Majestic One.

Ezekiel 31:2-3

2 ^k“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to ^lhis multitude:

^m“Whom are you like in your greatness?
3 Behold, ⁿAssyria was a ^ocedar in ^pLebanon,
with beautiful branches and ^qforest shade,
^rand of towering height,
its top among the clouds. ^{▼▼Or its top went through the thick boughs; also verses 10, 14}

Ezekiel 31:17

17 They also went down to Sheol with it, ^tto those who are slain by the sword; yes, ^uthose who were its arm, ^vwho lived under its shadow among the nations.

Amos 6:1

Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

1 ^w“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on ^xthe mountain of Samaria,
^ythe notable men of ^zthe first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!

Nahum 3:8-19

8 ^aaAre you better than ^abThebes ^{▼▼Hebrew No-amon}
that sat ^adby the Nile,
with water around her,
her rampart a sea,
and water her wall?
9 ^aeCush was her strength;
Egypt too, and that without limit;
^afPut and the ^agLibyans were her ^{▼▼Hebrew your} helpers.
10 ^aiYet she became an exile;
she went into captivity;
^ajher infants were dashed in pieces
at the head of every street;
for her honored men ^aklots were cast,
^aland all her great men were bound in chains.
11 ^amYou also will be drunken;
you will go into hiding;
^anyou will seek a refuge from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are ^aolike fig trees
with first-ripe figs—
if shaken they fall
into the mouth of the eater.
13 Behold, your troops
^apare women in your midst.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has devoured your bars.
14 ^aqDraw water for the siege;
^arstrengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!
15 There will the fire devour you;
the sword will cut you off.
It will ^asdevour you ^atlike the locust.
Multiply yourselves ^aulike the locust;
multiply ^avlike the grasshopper!
16 You increased ^awyour merchants
more than the stars of the heavens.
^axThe locust spreads its wings and flies away.
17 Your ^ayprinces are ^azlike grasshoppers,
^bayour scribes ^{▼▼Or marshals} like clouds of locusts
settling on the fences
in a day of cold—
when the sun rises, they fly away;
no one knows where they are.
18 Your shepherds ^bcare asleep,
O king of Assyria;
^bdyour nobles slumber.
Your people ^beare scattered on the mountains
with none to gather them.
19 There is no easing your hurt;
^bfyour wound is grievous.
All who hear the news about you
^bgclap their hands over you.
For ^bhupon whom has not come
your unceasing evil?

Luke 23:31

31 For ^biif they do these things when ^bjthe wood is green, what will happen ^bkwhen it is dry?”