Jeremiah 50:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I am your true pasture land, the one who gave hope to your ancestors. But you abandoned me, so when your enemies found you, they felt no guilt as they gobbled you up.

Cross References

Jeremiah 14:8

You're our only hope; you alone can save us now. You help us one day, but you're gone the next.

Jeremiah 2:3

You belonged to me alone, like the first part of the harvest, and I severely punished those who ill-treated you.

Zechariah 11:5

The people who buy and butcher them go unpunished, while everyone who sells them says, “Praise the LORD! I'm rich.” Not even their shepherds have pity on them.

Jeremiah 31:23

The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, said: I promise to set the people of Judah free and to lead them back to their home towns. And when I do, they will once again say, “We pray that the LORD will bless his home, the sacred hill in Jerusalem where his temple stands.”

Jeremiah 50:17

Israel is a flock of sheep scattered by hungry lions. The king of Assyria first gobbled Israel up. Then Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylonia, crunched on Israel's bones.

1 Timothy 1:1

From Paul. God our Saviour and Christ Jesus commanded me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.

Zechariah 1:15

For a while I was angry with the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned.

Daniel 9:16

In the past, you treated us with such kindness, that we now beg you to stop being so terribly angry with Jerusalem. After all, it is your chosen city built on your holy mountain, even though it has suffered public disgrace because of our sins and those of our ancestors.

Daniel 9:6

We have ignored the message your servants the prophets spoke to our kings, our leaders, our ancestors, and everyone else.

Jeremiah 50:33

You Babylonians were cruel to Israel and Judah. You took them captive, and now you refuse to let them go.

Isaiah 56:9

Come from the forest, you wild animals! Attack and gobble up your victims.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people. So I let you take their land and bring disgrace on them. You showed them no mercy, but were especially cruel to those who were old.

Isaiah 9:12

He sent the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west, and they swallowed up Israel. But even this did not stop him from being angry, so he kept on punishing them.

Psalm 91:1

Live under the protection of God Most High and stay in the shadow of God All-Powerful.

Psalm 90:1

Our Lord, in all generations you have been our home.

Psalm 79:7

They have gobbled up Jacob's descendants and left the land in ruins.

Psalm 71:5

I depend on you, and I have trusted you since I was young.

Jeremiah 5:17

This nation will eat your crops and livestock; they will leave no fruit on your vines or trees. And although you feel safe behind thick walls, your towns will be destroyed and your children killed.

Jeremiah 10:25

Our enemies refuse to admit that you are God or to worship you. They have wiped out our people and left our nation lying in ruins. So get angry and sweep them away!

Jeremiah 17:13

You are a spring of water giving Israel life and hope. But if the people reject what you have told me, they will be swept away like words written in dust.

Ezekiel 34:5

They strayed in every direction, and because there was no shepherd to watch them, they were attacked and eaten by wild animals.

Ezekiel 35:12

And you will finally realize that I heard you laugh at their destruction and say their land was yours to take.

Jeremiah 33:15

I promise that the time will come when I will appoint a king from the family of David, a king who will be honest and rule with justice.

Jeremiah 33:16

In those days, Judah will be safe; Jerusalem will have peace and will be named, “The LORD Gives Justice”.

Jeremiah 50:14

Babylon has rebelled against me. Archers, take your places. Shoot all your arrows at Babylon.