Jeremiah 25:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I started with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and the king and his officials were removed from power in disgrace. Everyone still makes insulting jokes about them and uses their names as curse words.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:24

My father David was your servant, and today you have kept every promise you made to him.

2 Kings 22:19

I noticed how sad you were when you read that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry.

2 Chronicles 29:8

The LORD became terribly angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and everyone was shocked and horrified at what he did to punish them. Not only were

Ezra 9:7

Since the time of our ancestors, all of us have sinned. That's why we, our kings, and our priests have often been defeated by other kings. They have killed some of us and made slaves of others; they have taken our possessions and made us ashamed, just as we are today.

Nehemiah 9:36

Now we are slaves in this fruitful land you gave to our ancestors.

Psalm 60:3

You brought hard times on your people, and you gave us wine that made us stagger.

Isaiah 40:23

God brings down rulers and turns them into nothing.

Isaiah 65:15

I, the LORD God, promise to see that you are killed and that my chosen servants use your names as curse words. But I will give new names to my servants.

Jeremiah 1:10

and I am sending you with authority to speak to the nations for me. You will tell them of doom and destruction, and of rising and rebuilding again.”

Jeremiah 13:3

Then the LORD said,

Jeremiah 13:9

Jeremiah, I will use Babylonia to destroy the pride of the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 24:9

I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted.

Jeremiah 25:11

This country will be as empty as a desert, because I will make all of you the slaves of the king of Babylonia for seventy years.

Jeremiah 25:9

and now I will let you be attacked by nations from the north, and especially by my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. You and other nearby nations will be destroyed and left in ruins for ever. Everyone who sees what has happened will be shocked, but they will still make fun of you.

Jeremiah 26:6

I will destroy this temple, just as I destroyed the town of Shiloh. Then everyone on earth will use the name “Jerusalem” as a curse word.

Jeremiah 44:22

And when he could no longer put up with your disgusting sins, he placed a curse on your land and turned it into a desert, as it is today.

Ezekiel 30:7

Your nation of Egypt will be the most deserted place on earth, and its cities will lie in complete ruin.

Daniel 9:12

You warned us and our leaders that Jerusalem would suffer the worst disaster in human history, and you did exactly as you had threatened.

Amos 2:5

Now I will send fire on Judah and destroy the fortresses of Jerusalem.

Amos 3:2

Of all nations on earth, you are the only one I have chosen. That's why I will punish you because of your sins.

Micah 6:16

Jerusalem, this will happen because you followed the sinful example of kings Omri and Ahab. Now I will destroy you and your property. Then the people of every nation will make fun and insult you.

Joshua 6:18

The silver and gold and everything made of bronze and iron belong to the LORD and must be put in his treasury. Be careful to follow these instructions, because if you see something you want and take it, the LORD will destroy Israel. And it will be all your fault.

1 Peter 4:17

God has already begun judging his own people. And if his judgment begins with us, imagine how terrible it will be for those who refuse to obey his message. The Scriptures say,