Jeremiah 51:62

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

then pray, “Our LORD, you promised to destroy this place and make it into a desert where no people or animals will ever live.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 25:12

When that time is up, I will punish the king of Babylonia and his people for everything they have done wrong, and I will turn that country into a wasteland for ever.

Jeremiah 25:9

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.

Jeremiah 33:12

Now it is empty, without people or animals. But when that time comes, shepherds will take care of their flocks in pastures near every town in the hill country, in the foothills to the west, in the Southern Desert, in the land of the Benjamin tribe, and around Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 50:12

The city of Babylon was like a mother to you. But it will be disgraced and become nothing but a barren desert.

Jeremiah 50:13

My anger will destroy Babylon, and no one will live there. Everyone who passes by will be shocked to see what has happened.

Jeremiah 50:3

The attack on the Babylonians will come from the north; they and their animals will run, leaving the land empty.

Jeremiah 51:29

The earth twists and turns in torment, because I have decided to make Babylonia a desert where no one can live, and I won't change my mind.

Jeremiah 51:37

Babylon will be a pile of rubble where only jackals live. People will laugh, but they will be afraid to walk among the ruins.

Jeremiah 51:43

Horrible destruction will strike the nearby towns. The land will become a barren desert, where no one can live or even travel.

Jeremiah 51:61

I gave the scroll to Seraiah and said: When you get to Babylon, read this scroll aloud,

Ezekiel 35:9

and your land will lie in ruins for ever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the LORD.