Jeremiah 43:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

I will let him set Egypt's temples on fire, and he will either burn or carry off their idols. He will destroy the sacred monuments at the temple of the sun-god. Then Nebuchadnezzar will pick the land clean, just like a shepherd picking the lice off his clothes. And he will return safely home.

Cross References

Ezekiel 30:13

All the idols and images you Egyptians worship in the city of Memphis will be smashed. No one will be left to rule your nation, and terror will fill the land.

Isaiah 49:18

Look around! You will see your people coming home. As surely as I live, I, the Lord, promise that your city with its people will be as lovely as a bride wearing her jewelry.”

Isaiah 19:1

This is a message about Egypt: The Lord comes to Egypt, riding swiftly on a cloud. The people are weak from fear. Their idols tremble as he approaches and says,

Jeremiah 48:7

You thought you could be saved by your power and wealth, but you will be captured along with your god Chemosh, his priests, and officials.

Jeremiah 46:25

I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Soon I will punish the god Amon of Thebes and the other Egyptian gods, the Egyptian kings, the people of Egypt, and everyone who trusts in the Egyptian power.

Psalm 104:2

and surrounded by light. You spread out the sky like a tent,

Job 40:10

If so, then surround yourself with glory and majesty. *

Esther 6:9

Tell one of your highest officials to place your robe on this man and lead him through the streets on your horse, while someone shouts, ‘This is how the king honors a man!’ ”

2 Samuel 5:21

David and his troops also carried away the idols that the Philistines had left behind.

Exodus 12:12

That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals. I am the Lord, and I will punish the gods of Egypt.

Colossians 3:14

Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.

Colossians 3:12

God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient.

Ephesians 6:11

Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil's tricks.

Ephesians 4:24

and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Romans 13:12

Night is almost over, and day will soon appear. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light.

Zephaniah 2:11

I will fiercely attack. Then every god on this earth will shrink to nothing, and everyone of every nation will bow down to me, right where they are.

Jeremiah 51:44

I will punish Marduk, the god of Babylon, and make him vomit out everything he gobbled up. Then nations will no longer bring him gifts, and Babylon's walls will crumble.

Jeremiah 50:2

Raise the signal flags; shout so all nations can hear— Babylon will be captured! Marduk, Babylon's god, will be ashamed and terrified, and his idols broken.

Isaiah 61:10

I celebrate and shout because of my Lord God. His saving power and justice are the very clothes I wear. They are more beautiful than the jewelry worn by a bride or groom.

Isaiah 61:5

They will hire foreigners to take care of their sheep and their vineyards.

Isaiah 59:17

Justice was the Lord's armor; saving power was his helmet; anger and revenge were his clothes.

Isaiah 52:1

Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up and be strong. Holy city of Zion, dress in your best clothes. Those foreigners who ruined your sacred city won't bother you again.

Isaiah 46:1

The gods Bel and Nebo are down on their knees, as wooden images of them are carried away on weary animals.

Isaiah 21:9

Now I see column after column of cavalry troops.” At once someone shouted, “Babylon has fallen! Every idol in the city lies broken on the ground.”

Psalm 132:18

and wear a sparkling crown. But I will disgrace their enemies.”

Psalm 132:16

Victory will be like robes for the priests, and its faithful people will celebrate and shout.

Isaiah 46:2

They are down on their knees to rescue the heavy load, but the images are still taken to a foreign country.

Jeremiah 49:27

I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built.

Ezekiel 29:11

No human or animal will even dare travel through Egypt, because no sign of life will be found there for 40 years.

Daniel 11:8

Then he will carry their idols to Egypt, together with their precious treasures of silver and gold, but it will be a long time before he attacks the northern kingdom again. Some years later

Jeremiah 10:11

You told me to say that idols did not create the heavens and the earth, and that you, the Lord, will destroy every idol.

Jeremiah 10:15

Idols are merely a joke, and when the time is right, they will be destroyed.

Jeremiah 25:19

The second place I went was Egypt, where everyone had to drink from the cup, including the king and his officials, the other government workers, the rest of the Egyptians,

Ezekiel 29:19

So now I will hand over the nation of Egypt to him. He will take Egypt's valuable treasures and give them to his own troops.