Talks with Iran have failed. Trump says Iran will not be allowed to sell any oil, if they block Strait for other countries, US will block their ships

[Anchorite]

If you know your scriptures you would know the prophecy in Genesis 15:16 where God told Abraham that some of his descendants would return to the land where he was living in their own strength and that they would do so without any help from God.

You would also know this prophetic word: -

Genesis 28:13-15: - 13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: "I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the earth on which you lie I will give this entity to your descendants. 14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; they shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families inhabiting My fertile soil shall be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to my fertile soil; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."

You are adding your conjecture to the scriptures:

prophecy in Genesis 15:16 where God told Abraham that some of his descendants would return to the land where he was living in their own strength and that they would do so without any help from God.

That is not what that verse 16 says.


Genesis 15

13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.


In the fourth generation

This phrase indicates a specific time frame in which God’s promise to Abram will be fulfilled. The "fourth generation" can be understood as a period of approximately 400 years, as seen in the broader context of Genesis 15:13, where God tells Abram that his descendants will be strangers in a land not their own and will be enslaved and mistreated for 400 years. This aligns with the Israelites' time in Egypt before the Exodus. The use of "generation" here reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of a generation as roughly 100 years.

your descendants will return here

This promise refers to the land of Canaan, which God has promised to Abram and his descendants. The return signifies the fulfillment of God's covenant with Abram, where his descendants will inherit the land. This is a prophetic statement pointing to the eventual conquest of Canaan under Joshua, as recorded in the book of Joshua. The return also signifies God's faithfulness to His promises, despite the intervening period of hardship in Egypt.

for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete

The Amorites were one of the Canaanite peoples inhabiting the land promised to Abram. This phrase suggests that God is allowing time for the Amorites to reach a full measure of sin before judgment is executed upon them. It reflects God's justice and patience, as He does not bring judgment prematurely. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as 2 Peter 3:9, which speaks of God's patience and desire for repentance. The eventual conquest of Canaan is thus portrayed as a divine judgment on the Amorites' accumulated sin, rather than an arbitrary act of aggression by the Israelites.

 

[Jay Ross]

Jay just isn't paying attention!

Ezekiel 11:17-20
17 Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."

And He did.

' 18 And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there. 19 Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

Thank you Jesus!

Jack it is you who are not paying any attention to the Hebrew Texts. This is how I would paraphrase this same passage with minor changes to the words used to maintain the same context as is found in the Original Hebrew Text.

Ezekiel 11:14-21: - God Will Restore Israel​

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14 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 15 "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Get far away from the Lord; this earth has been given to us as a possession/inheritance.' 16 Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone."' 17 Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the fertile field of Israel."' 18 And they will come together and will remove all the detestable things and all the abominations from amongst them. 19 Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord God.​

Now if you can have problems with the small changes that I have made, then present your case as a student of the Lord.


Shalom​

 

[Jack]

Jack it is you who are not paying any attention to the Hebrew Texts. This is how I would paraphrase this same passage with minor changes to the words used to maintain the same context as is found in the Original Hebrew Text.

Ezekiel 11:14-21: - God Will Restore Israel​

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14 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 15 "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Get far away from the Lord; this earth has been given to us as a possession/inheritance.' 16 Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone."' 17 Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the fertile field of Israel."' 18 And they will come together and will remove all the detestable things and all the abominations from amongst them. 19 Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord God.​

Now if you can problems with the small changes that I have made, then present your case as a student of the Lord.

Shalom​

So that's YOUR own personal BIASED translation? Why didn't you just tell us you're a Hebrew expert and know more than all our English Bibles??? Israel is Home to stay and you can't change that. Why do you want to? Are you another Israel wannabee?

What's your main point Jay? I'm trying to understand you.

 

[Jay Ross]

This phrase indicates a specific time frame in which God’s promise to Abram will be fulfilled. The "fourth generation" can be understood as a period of approximately 400 years, as seen in the broader context of Genesis 15:13, where God tells Abram that his descendants will be strangers in a land not their own and will be enslaved and mistreated for 400 years. This aligns with the Israelites' time in Egypt before the Exodus. The use of "generation" here reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of a generation as roughly 100 years.

There is no connection between verse 16 and verses13-14 as you are suggesting. The personal prophecy for Abraham separates the prophecy in verses 13-14 from the distant prophecy in verse 16.

This promise refers to the land of Canaan, which God has promised to Abram and his descendants. The return signifies the fulfillment of God's covenant with Abram, where his descendants will inherit the land. This is a prophetic statement pointing to the eventual conquest of Canaan under Joshua, as recorded in the book of Joshua. The return also signifies God's faithfulness to His promises, despite the intervening period of hardship in Egypt.

In one sense you are right, but the described Land in Genesis 15:17-21 is the land that they would possess over many years from the time that they crossed the River Jordan up and until the time of King Solomon's death with all of the described land being take from them except for the Land of Canaan which was promised to Abraham in Genesis 17:1-8: -

Genesis 17:1-8: - The Sign of the Covenant​

(Ex 12:43-13:2)​

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17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. 2 And I will make My covenant between Me and you and will multiply you exceedingly." 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their ages/generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. 8 Also I give {this entity} to your descendants after you {this entity} of the earth in which you are a stranger, {this entity of} all the land of Canaan, as a possession for an extended period of time where the end point of this period will be beyond their ability to comprehend; and I will be their God."​

This possession of the land of Canaan last from just after Solomon's death up and until 70 AD when Jerusalem was ransacked and the remaining Israelites were sold as slaves and scattered to the four corners of the earth.

Shalom

 

[Jack]

Israel is Home to stay in the Land of the Bible and NOBODY will move them out! They will try and they will die! They are under THE CURSE!

Zechariah 14:1-4
1 Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, ...
2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; ...
3 Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle.
4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east.

God bless Israel in the Land of the Bible! And He will, again and again ...

Thank you Jesus, God of Israel!

 

[Scott Downey]

cease fire over, war back on

Trump says Iran will 'pay the price' and claims they have 'taken too long' to agree to a deal

The president's comments came after U.S. forces on Tuesday evening launched strikes against Iran.

www.cnbc.com

MSN

US bombs Iran’s water facilities: Why that’s so significant​

The United States and Iran engaged in some of the most intense fighting overnight since all-out hostilities in the ongoing US‑Israeli war on Iran were halted with a Pakistan‑mediated temporary ceasefire on April 8.

A comprehensive peace agreement remains elusive as Iran and the US have exchanged a series of proposals and counterproposals in the weeks since that pause. After a string of smaller escalations, however, the US struck targets in Iran following the downing of a US Apache helicopter close to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and Iran retaliated by hitting US military bases in the Gulf.


The US military said it targeted communications and radar facilities. Iranian officials, however, said civilian infrastructure was also damaged, including two water reservoirs.

If correct, this is the first reported strike on civilian infrastructure in Iran in several weeks, but it comes at a time when Iran is facing a severe water shortage.

Which targets have been hit in Iran?​

The US launched waves of attacks starting late on Tuesday following the downing of the helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. The US described the attacks as “self-defence strikes” and a “proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression”.

While an official US inquiry into what caused the helicopter to crash has yet to conclude, US President Donald Trump quickly blamed Iran, which he said had deliberately shot it down.

“I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured,” Trump wrote on social media.

“Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said US strikes, which hit targets including Sirik, Jask, Minab, Qeshm Island and the port of Bandar Abbas, had caused major damage to a telecommunications tower in the town of Sirik and destroyed two water reservoirs there.

Iran’s West Asia News Agency (WANA) news outlet reported on Wednesday, citing “available reports”, that two concrete water storage reservoirs in the Bamani district in the Sirik County of Hormozgan Province, in southern Iran, 1,012km (629 miles) from the capital, Tehran, had been hit in the US attacks.

The IRGC claimed attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation.

Has the US hit Iran’s water infrastructure before?​

Yes. On March 7, while missiles were flying across the region in an all-out war between Iran and the US-Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US of striking a desalination plant on Qeshm Island off the coast of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The strike reportedly cut off the water supply to 30 villages.


“Water supply in 30 villages has been impacted. Attacking Iran’s infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences. The US set this precedent, not Iran,” Araghchi wrote in an X post.

A desalination plant converts seawater into water suitable for drinking, irrigation and industrial use. These facilities are particularly critical in areas such as the Gulf, where freshwater is scarce.

Why is this significant?​

The reservoirs that were struck provide drinking water to more than 20,000 residents in the city of Kouhestak and 10 surrounding villages. WANA reported initial estimates for damages amounting to $780,000 to $830,000.

Iran was already facing a multiyear drought and decline in precipitation before the US-Israeli war on Iran started. After years of poor agricultural practices and mismanagement, Iran’s main water supplies, including its reservoirs, rivers and groundwater reserves, continued to run dry.


According to Aqueduct data from the World Resources Institute, which tracks global water risk, Iran’s baseline water stress is classified as “extremely high” – meaning the country uses more than 80 percent of its renewable water resources in a typical year.

Last year marked Iran’s fifth consecutive year of drought. In November 2025, the water crisis was so dire that Tehran’s Amir Kabir Dam only held 8 percent of its capacity, while across the country, 19 major dams had run dry.

 

[Scott Downey]

Trump hardens tone against Iran, says ‘may keep going’ with strikes

US president claims Iran is 'completely defeated' and renews threats to bomb the country's civilian infrastructure.

www.aljazeera.com

After insisting for weeks that a peace deal between the United States and Iran is close, President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, suggesting that time has run out to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

On Tuesday, the US military began striking targets inside Iran in response to the overnight downing of a helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has since suggested that the US attacks may continue.

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“I may keep going,” the US president told Fox News on Wednesday. “They had a chance to sign a deal and survive.”

Later, at an Oval Office event, Trump told reporters, “We’re going to ⁠be attacking them, ⁠attacking them very hard.”

Iran has responded to the latest US strikes by launching missiles against bases that host US forces in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

While such back-and-forth attacks over the past few weeks have remained contained and wrapped up quickly, Trump’s comments suggest that the latest episode of fighting may not be over. That, in turn, has raised questions about whether the April 8 ceasefire has unravelled.

Trump told Fox News that Iran is “tapping the US along” with talks that have not led to a long-term agreement.

He renewed his threat to bomb the country’s power plants and bridges, despite concerns that attacking civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.

When asked about the threat during Wednesday’s Oval Office event, Trump said he would not confirm whether he planned to go ahead with the attacks. “But I could do that,” he said.

He also urged a swift conclusion to the ongoing US-Iran negotiations. “They should sign their deal,” he added.

Earlier in the day, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that Iran has been “completely defeated”, reiterating his claims of victory.

“They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price,” he said.

Iranian officials have stressed that they will not sign an agreement that does not recognise their country’s “rights”.

Tehran has also suggested that it is not afraid to return to war.

Despite Trump’s assertion that Iran is militarily defeated, Tehran has been able to respond to US attacks and maintain its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent energy prices soaring.

On Wednesday, Haji Babaei, deputy speaker of the Iranian parliament, said diplomacy will work only when the “demands of the Iranian nation” are met.

“America will lose in the economic and military war,” Babaei was quoted as saying by the state news agency, IRNA.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also said that Iran “must move” beyond the current state of “no war, no peace” in the region, but he stressed that his country “will not yield” in the face of threats.

“War is certainly not in the country’s interest, but if they seek to violate our dignity, our land and our territory, we will not surrender,” he said, according to IRNA.

 

[Jack]

God bless Israel, the Land of the Bible! And He will!