Jeremiah 25:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:2

At that time, the LORD started sending troops to rob and destroy towns in Judah. Some of these troops were from Babylonia, and others were from Syria, Moab, and Ammon. The LORD had sent his servants the prophets to warn Judah about this,

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

2 Chronicles 36:21

Judah was an empty desert, and it stayed that way for seventy years, to make up for all the years it was not allowed to rest. These things happened just as Jeremiah the LORD's prophet had said.

Proverbs 21:1

The LORD controls rulers, just as he determines the course of rivers.

Isaiah 10:5

The Lord says: I am furious! And I will use the king of Assyria as a club

Isaiah 13:3

The LORD has commanded his very best warriors and his proud heroes to show how angry he is.

Isaiah 39:7

Some of your own sons will be taken to Babylonia, where they will be disgraced and made to serve in the king's palace.

Isaiah 44:28

I am also the one who says, “Cyrus will lead my people and obey my orders. Jerusalem and the temple will be rebuilt.”

Jeremiah 1:14

The LORD said: I will pour out destruction all over the land.

Jeremiah 1:15

Just watch while I send for the kings of the north. They will attack and capture Jerusalem and other towns, then set up their thrones at the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 10:22

“Sounds of destruction rumble from the north like distant thunder. Soon our towns will be ruins where jackals live.”

Jeremiah 12:14

The LORD said: I gave this land to my people Israel, but enemies around it have attacked and robbed it. So I will uproot them from their own countries just as I will uproot Judah from its land.

Jeremiah 18:16

Your land will be ruined, and every passer-by will look at it with horror and make insulting remarks.

Jeremiah 2:15

Enemies roared like lions and destroyed your land; towns lie burnt and empty.

Jeremiah 20:4

You will be afraid, and you will bring fear to your friends as well. You will see enemies kill them in battle. Then I will make the king of Babylonia take everyone in Judah prisoner, killing some and dragging the rest away to Babylonia.

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 25:8

You refused to listen to me,

Jeremiah 35:11

except now we have to live inside Jerusalem because Nebuchadnezzar has taken over the countryside with his army from Babylonia and Syria.

Jeremiah 36:2

since the time Josiah was king, I have been speaking to you about Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Now, get a scroll and write down everything I have told you,

Jeremiah 36:29

Then he told me to say to King Jehoiakim: Not only did you burn Jeremiah's scroll, you had the nerve to ask why he had written that the king of Babylonia would attack and ruin the land, killing all the people and even the animals.

Jeremiah 4:7

An army will come out, like a lion from its den. It will destroy nations and leave your towns empty and in ruins.”

Jeremiah 40:2

Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the LORD your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land.

Jeremiah 43:10

Then tell them that I, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, have sent for my servant, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. I will bring him here and make him set up his throne and his royal tent over these stones that I told you to bury.

Jeremiah 46:20

An enemy from the north will attack you, beautiful Egypt, like a fly biting a cow.

Jeremiah 49:19

I will attack you like a lion from the forest, attacking sheep in a meadow along the Jordan. In a moment the flock runs, and the land is empty. Who will I choose to attack you? I will do it myself! No one can force me to fight or chase me away.

Jeremiah 6:1

Run for your lives, people of Benjamin. Get out of Jerusalem. Sound a trumpet in Tekoa and light a signal fire in Beth-Haccherem. Soon you will be struck by disaster from the north.

Jeremiah 8:16

Our enemies have reached the town of Dan in the north, and the snorting of their horses makes us tremble with fear. The enemy will destroy Jerusalem and our entire nation. No one will survive.”

Ezekiel 12:20

Every town will lie in ruins, and the land will be a barren desert. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 16:40

Your lovers and an angry mob will stone you to death; they will cut your dead body into pieces

Ezekiel 21:11

My sword has been polished; it's sharp and ready to kill.

Ezekiel 26:7

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia is the world's most powerful king, and I will send him to attack you. He will march from the north with a powerful army, including horses and chariots and cavalry troops.

Ezekiel 36:5

But in my fierce anger, I will turn against those nations, and especially the Edomites, because they laughed at you the loudest and took over your pasture lands.

Daniel 5:18

Sir, the Most High God made your father a great and powerful man and brought him much honour and glory.

Habakkuk 1:12

Holy LORD God, mighty rock, you are eternal, and we are safe from death. You are using those Babylonians to judge and punish others.

Habakkuk 1:17

Will he keep hauling in his nets and destroying nations without showing mercy?

Deuteronomy 28:37

People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.