Jeremiah 50:3

Easy To Read Version

A nation from the north will attack Babylon.\par That nation will make Babylon\par like an empty desert.\par No people will live there.\par Both men and animals\par will run away from there.”\par

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

So the Lord said, “I will destroy all the people that I made on the earth. I will destroy every man and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air. Why? Because I am sorry that I have made all these things.”

Exodus 12:12

“Tonight I will go through Egypt and kill every firstborn [65] man and animal in Egypt. In this way, I will judge all the gods of Egypt. I {will show that I} am the Lord.

Isaiah 41:25

“I woke a person in the north. {\cf2\super [378]} \par He is coming from the east\par where the sun rises.\par He worships my name.\par A man that makes pots walks on wet clay.\par In the same way, this special man will trample (walk on) kings.”\par

Isaiah 45:1

These are the things the Lord says about Cyrus, {\cf2\super [400]} his chosen king: {\cf2\super [401]}

Jeremiah 21:6

I will kill the people living in Jerusalem. I will kill people and animals. They will die from terrible sicknesses that will spread all through the city.

Jeremiah 50:9

I will bring many nations together\par from the north.\par This group of nations will get ready for war\par against Babylon.\par Babylon will be captured by people\par from the north.\par Those nations will shoot many arrows\par at Babylon.\par Those arrows will be like soldiers\par that don’t come back from war\par with their hands empty.\par

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows!\par Get your shields!\par The Lord stirred up the kings\par of the Medes. {\cf2\super [418]} \par He has stirred them up\par because he wants to destroy Babylon.\par The Lord will give the people of Babylon\par the punishment that they deserve.\par The army from Babylon destroyed\par the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [419]} in Jerusalem.\par So the Lord will give them\par the punishment they should have.\par

Jeremiah 51:48

Then heaven and earth and all that is in them\par will shout with joy about Babylon.\par They will shout because\par an army came from the north\par and fought against Babylon.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Jeremiah 51:62

Then say, ‘Lord, you have said that you will destroy this place, Babylon. You will destroy it so that no people or animals will live in it. This place will be an empty ruin forever.’

Jeremiah 7:20

So the Lord says this: “I will show my anger against this place. I will punish people and animals. I will punish the trees in the field and the crops that grow in the ground. My anger will be like a hot fire—and no person will be able to stop it.”

Jeremiah 9:10

I (Jeremiah) will cry loud for the mountains.\par I will sing a funeral song\par for the empty fields.\par Why? Because the living things\par were taken away.\par No person travels there now.\par The sounds of cattle can’t be heard there.\par The birds have flown away\par and the animals are gone.\par

Jeremiah 9:11

“I (the Lord) will make the city of Jerusalem\par a pile of garbage.\par It will be a home for jackals. {\cf2\super [75]} \par I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah,\par so no one will live there.”\par

Zephaniah 1:3

I will destroy all the people and all the animals. I will destroy the birds in the air and the fish in the sea. I will destroy the evil people and all the things that make them sin. I will remove all people from the earth.” The Lord said those things!