Quotes about Authority
I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”
— Isaiah 43:15
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
— Isaiah 45:1
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
— Isaiah 45:11
Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
— Isaiah 48:13
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
— Isaiah 49:23
so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
— Isaiah 52:15
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
— Isaiah 55:4
For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
— Isaiah 60:12
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
— Jeremiah 1:9
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
— Jeremiah 1:10
Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
— Jeremiah 1:17
Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
— Jeremiah 1:18