Quotes about Houses

They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.

Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.

The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”

“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”

And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.

Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.

The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.

So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’