Quotes about City
On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”
- Jonah 3:4
Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
- Jonah 4:5
So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
- Jonah 4:11
The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
- Micah 6:9
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
- Micah 6:12
It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
- Nahum 2:7
Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.
- Nahum 3:1
Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Habakkuk 2:8
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
- Habakkuk 2:12
For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Habakkuk 2:17
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
- Zephaniah 3:1
and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.
- Zechariah 2:4