What Does the Bible Say About Nations?
All references taken from the New International Version of the Bible

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"From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far
from each one of us."

Acts 17:26

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

Psalms 33:12

"He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them. He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason."

Job 12:23

"The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men, and he sets over them the lowliest of men."

Daniel 4:17

"Praise the Lord all you nations, extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever."

Psalms 117:1

"Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people."

Proverbs 14:34

"He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth."

Daniel 4:35

"The authorities that exist have been established by God"

Romans 13:1

"He sets up Kings and deposes them"

Daniel 2:21

"O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not the God of heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you."

II Chronicles 20:6

"And God told him (Samuel)…it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their King…warn them what this king who will reign over them will do."

1 Samuel 8:7

"He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations."

Psalms 66:7

"May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the
nations of the earth."

Psalms 67:4

"But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it, declares the Lord."

Jeremiah 12:17

"The Lord foils the plans of the nations, he thwarts the purposes of the peoples."

Psalms 33:10

"The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden."

Psalms 9:15

"For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisors make victory sure."

Proverbs 11:14

"Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods."

1Chronicles 16:24

"All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations."

Psalms 22:27

"God reigns over the nations."

Psalms 47:8

"If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned."

Jeremiah 18:7

"God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him
and do what is right."

Acts 10:26

"Does he who disciplines the nations not punish?"

Psalms 94:10

"The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens."

Psalms 113:4

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations and then the end will come."

Matthew 24:14

"At that time the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory."

Matthew 24:30

"…the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey Him."

Romans 16:26

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."

Matthew 28:19

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