Jeremiah 9:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

I'll scatter them in foreign countries that they and their ancestors have never even heard of. Finally, I will send enemy soldiers to kill every last one of them.

Cross References

Ezekiel 5:12

A third of you will die here in Jerusalem from disease or starvation. Another third will be killed in war. And I will scatter the last third of you in every direction, then track you down and kill you.

Ezekiel 5:2

After you attack the brick that stands for Jerusalem, burn one pile of your hair on the brick. Chop up the second pile and let the small pieces of hair fall around the brick. Throw the third pile into the wind, and I will strike it with my own sword.

Deuteronomy 28:64

Those of you that survive will be scattered to every nation on earth, and you will have to worship stone and wood idols that never helped you or your ancestors.

Leviticus 26:33

After I destroy your towns and ruin your land with war, I'll scatter you among the nations.

Jeremiah 44:27

Instead of watching over you, I will watch for chances to harm you. Some of you will die in war, and others will starve to death.

Jeremiah 13:24

I will scatter you, just as the desert wind blows husks from grain tossed in the air.

James 1:1

From James, a servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes scattered all over the world.

Zechariah 7:14

That's why I came with a whirlwind and scattered them among foreign nations, leaving their lovely country empty of people and in ruins.

Ezekiel 20:23

So I solemnly swore that I would scatter the people of Israel across the nations,

Ezekiel 14:17

Or suppose I send an enemy to attack a sinful nation and kill its people and livestock.

Ezekiel 12:15

The Lord will force the rest of the people in Jerusalem to live in foreign nations, where they will realize that he has done all these things.

Ezekiel 11:17

And someday, I will gather you from the nations where you are scattered and let you live in Israel again.

Jeremiah 25:27

The Lord had said to tell each king, “The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, commands you to drink from this cup that is full of the wine of his anger. It will make you so drunk that you will vomit. And when the Lord sends war against the nations, you will be completely defeated.”

Jeremiah 24:10

War and hunger and disease will strike them, until they finally disappear from the land that I gave them and their ancestors.

Psalm 106:27

I'll scatter your children everywhere in the world.”

Nehemiah 1:8

Please remember the promise you made to Moses. You told him that if we were unfaithful, you would scatter us among foreign nations.

Deuteronomy 32:26

“I wanted to scatter you, so no one would remember that you had ever lived.

Deuteronomy 28:36

The Lord will let you and your king be taken captive to a country that you and your ancestors have never even heard of, and there you will have to worship idols made of wood and stone.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The Lord will let you be defeated by your enemies, and you will scatter in all directions. You will be a horrible sight for the other nations to see,

Deuteronomy 4:27

Only a few of you will survive, and the Lord will force you to leave the land and will scatter you among the nations.

Jeremiah 8:19

In a foreign land my people are crying. Listen! You'll hear them say, “Has the Lord deserted Zion? Is he no longer its king?” I hear the Lord reply, “Why did you make me angry by worshiping useless idols?”

Ecclesiastes 12:5

You will be afraid to climb up a hill or walk down a road. Your hair will turn as white as almond blossoms. You will feel lifeless and drag along like an old grasshopper. We each go to our eternal home, and the streets here are filled with those who mourn.

Jeremiah 7:29

Shave your head bald and throw away the hair. Sing a funeral song on top of a barren hill. You people have made me angry, and I have abandoned you.

Ezekiel 27:2

Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,

Amos 5:16

This is what the Lord has sworn: Noisy crying will be heard in every town and street. Even farmers will be told to mourn for the dead, together with those who are paid to mourn.

Micah 2:4

When that happens, this sorrowful song will be sung about you: “Ruined! Completely ruined! The Lord has taken our land and given it to traitors.”