Jeremiah 26:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

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.

Isaiah 43:28

That's why I don't allow your priests to serve me; I let Israel be destroyed and your people disgraced.

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 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 25:18

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.

Jeremiah 42:18

I, the LORD, was angry with the people of Jerusalem and punished them. And if you go to Egypt, I will be angry and punish you the same way. You will never again see your homeland. People will be horrified at what I do to you, and they will use the name of your city 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.

Lamentations 2:15

Those who pass by shake their heads and sneer as they make fun and shout, “What a lovely city you were, the happiest on earth, but look at you now!”

Lamentations 2:16

Zion, your enemies curse you and snarl like wild animals, while shouting, “This is the day we've waited for! At last, we've got you!”

Daniel 9:11

Everyone in Israel has stubbornly refused to obey your laws, and so those curses written by your servant Moses have fallen upon us.

Zechariah 5:3

Then he told me: This scroll puts a curse on everyone in the land who steals or tells lies. The writing on one side tells about the destruction of those who steal, while the writing on the other side tells about the destruction of those who lie.

Malachi 4:6

He will lead children and parents to love each other more, so that when I come, I won't bring doom to the land.

Joshua 18:1

After Israel had captured the land, they met at Shiloh and set up the sacred tent.