Jeremiah 9:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

‘We were in our fortress, but death sneaked in through our windows. It even struck down children at play and our strongest young men.’

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:17

The LORD sent King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia to attack Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar killed the young men who were in the temple, and he showed no mercy to anyone, whether man or woman, young or old. God let him kill everyone in the city.

Isaiah 40:30

Even young people get tired, then stumble and fall.

Jeremiah 15:7

by scattering you like straw blown by the wind. I will punish you with sorrow and death, because you refuse to change your ways.

Jeremiah 18:21

But now I am asking you to let their children starve or be killed in war. Let women lose their husbands and sons to disease and violence.

Jeremiah 44:7

Why do you now insist on heading for another disaster? A disaster that will destroy not only you, but also your children and babies.

Jeremiah 50:30

People of Babylon, I, the LORD, promise that even your best soldiers will lie dead in the streets.

Jeremiah 6:11

Your anger against Judah flames up inside me, and I can't hold it in much longer. Don't hold back my anger! Let it sweep away everyone— the children at play and all adults, young and old alike.

Jeremiah 6:21

So I will put stumbling blocks in your path, and everyone will die, including parents and children, neighbours and friends.

Jeremiah 7:33

and then bodies will lie scattered on the ground. Birds and wild animals will come and eat, and no one will be around to scare them off.

Jeremiah 8:2

who loved and worshipped the sun, moon, and stars. These bones will be scattered and left lying on the ground like rubbish, where the sun and moon and stars can shine on them.

Joel 2:9

They swarm over city walls and enter our homes; they crawl in through windows, just like thieves.

Amos 5:2

you, dearest Israel, have fallen, never to rise again— you lie deserted in your own land, with no one to help you up.

Amos 6:9

If only ten of you survive by hiding in a house you will still die.

Zephaniah 1:17

The LORD warns everyone who has sinned against him, “I'll strike you blind! Then your blood and your insides will gush out like vomit.