Jeremiah 51:34

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The people of Jerusalem say, “King Nebuchadnezzar made us panic. That monster stuffed himself with us and our treasures, leaving us empty— he gobbled up what he wanted and spat out the rest.

Cross References

Job 20:15

Then God will make them lose the wealth they gobbled up.

Psalm 74:13

By your power you made a path through the sea, and you smashed the heads of sea monsters.

Proverbs 1:12

They're well and healthy now, but we'll finish them off once and for all.

Isaiah 34:11

Owls, hawks, and wild animals will make it their home. God will leave it in ruins, merely a pile of rocks.

Isaiah 42:22

But his people were trapped and imprisoned in holes with no one to rescue them. All they owned had been taken, and no one was willing to give it back.

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.

Jeremiah 50:7

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.

Jeremiah 51:44

I will punish Marduk, the god of Babylon, and make him vomit everything he gobbled up. Then nations will no longer bring him gifts, and Babylon's walls will crumble.

Jeremiah 51:49

Babylon must be overthrown, because it slaughtered the people of Israel and of many other nations.

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem, once so crowded, lies deserted and lonely. This city that was known all over the world is now like a widow. This queen of the nations has been made a slave.

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!”

Ezekiel 36:3

They ruined and crushed you from every side, and foreign nations captured and made fun of you.

Hosea 8:8

Israel, you are ruined, and now the nations consider you worthless.

Amos 8:4

You people crush those in need and wipe out the poor.

Nahum 2:2

Judah and Israel are like trees with branches broken by their enemies. But the LORD is going to restore their power and glory.

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.