Jeremiah 33:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Many of the houses in Jerusalem and some of the buildings at the royal palace have been torn down to be used in repairing the walls to keep out the Babylonian attackers. Now there are empty spaces where the buildings once stood. But I am furious, and these spaces will be filled with the bodies of the people I kill. The people of Jerusalem will cry out to me for help, but they are evil, and I will ignore their prayers.

Cross References

Isaiah 22:10

You counted the houses in Jerusalem and tore down some of them, so you could get stones to repair the city wall.

Isaiah 32:13

and to the happy homes in Jerusalem. The land of my people is covered with thorns.

Isaiah 32:14

The palace will be deserted, the crowded city empty. Fortresses and towers will for ever become playgrounds for wild donkeys and pastures for sheep.

Jeremiah 32:24

Jerusalem is under attack, and we suffer from hunger and disease. The Babylonians have already built earth ramps up to the city walls, and you can see that Jerusalem will be captured just as you said.

Jeremiah 6:6

I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I will command these armies to chop down trees and build a ramp up to the walls of Jerusalem. People of Jerusalem, I must punish you for your injustice.

Lamentations 2:7

The Lord abandoned his altar and his temple; he let Zion's enemies capture her fortresses. Noisy shouts were heard from the temple, as if it were a time of celebration.

Ezekiel 21:22

His right hand will pull out the arrow marked “Jerusalem”. Then he will immediately give the signal to shout the battle cry, to build earth ramps to the top of the city walls, to break down its walls and gates with large wooden poles, and to kill the people.

Ezekiel 26:8

First, he will attack your towns along the coast and kill the people who live there. Then he will build earth ramps up to the top of your city walls and set up rows of shields around you.

Ezekiel 4:2

Then prepare to attack the brick as if it were a real city. Build an earth mound and a ramp up to the top and surround the brick with enemy camps. On every side put large wooden poles as though you were going to break down the gate to the city.

Habakkuk 1:10

They make fun of rulers and laugh at fortresses, while building earth mounds so they can capture cities.

Deuteronomy 20:20

You may need wood to make ladders and towers to help you get over the walls and capture the town. But use only trees that you know are not fruit trees.