Jeremiah 51:1

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The Lord says,\par “I will cause a powerful, destructive\par wind to blow against Babylon\par and the Babylonian people. {\cf2\super [415]} \par

Cross References

2 Kings 19:7

I am putting a spirit in him. He will hear a rumor. Then he will run back to his own country. And I will cause him to be killed by a sword in his own country.’”

Psalm 137:8

Babylon, you will be destroyed!\par Bless the man who gives you\par the punishment you should get.\par Bless the man who hurts you\par like you hurt us.\par

Isaiah 13:13

With my anger, I will make the sky shake. And the earth will be moved from its place.”

Isaiah 14:14

I will go up to the altar in the clouds.\par I will be like God Most-High.”\par

Isaiah 21:1

The sad message about the Desert of the Sea: {\cf2\super [203]}

Isaiah 47:1

“Fall down in the dirt\par and sit there!\par Virgin daughter of the Chaldeans, {\cf2\super [409]} \par sit on the ground!\par You are not the ruler now!\par People will not think that you are\par a tender, delicate young lady anymore.\par

Jeremiah 23:19

Now the punishment from the Lord\par will come like a storm.\par The Lord’s anger will be like a tornado.\par It will come crashing down\par on the heads of those wicked people.\par

Jeremiah 49:36

I will bring the four winds against Elam.\par I will bring them from\par the four corners of the skies.\par I will send the people of Elam\par to every place on the earth\par where the four winds blow.\par Elam’s captives will be carried away\par to every nation.\par

Jeremiah 50:21

The Lord says,\par “Attack the country of Merathaim!\par Attack the people living in Pekod!\par Attack them!\par Kill them and completely destroy them!\par Do everything I commanded you!\par

Jeremiah 50:24

Babylon, I set a trap for you.\par And you were caught before you knew it.\par You fought against the Lord,\par so you were found and captured.\par

Jeremiah 50:29

“Call for the men that shoot arrows.\par Tell them to attack Babylon.\par Tell them to surround the city.\par Don’t let anyone escape.\par Pay her back for the bad things she has done.\par Do to her what she has done\par to other nations.\par Babylon did not respect the Lord.\par Babylon was very rude\par to the Holy One of Israel.\par So punish Babylon.\par

Jeremiah 50:33

The Lord All-Powerful says:\par “The people of Israel and Judah are slaves.\par The enemy took them,\par and the enemy will not let Israel go.\par

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 51:53

Babylon might grow\par until she touches the sky.\par Babylon might make her forts strong.\par But I will send people\par to fight against that city.\par And those people will destroy her.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Jeremiah 51:60

Jeremiah had written on a scroll {\cf2\super [431]} all the terrible things that would happen to Babylon. He had written all these things about Babylon.

Ezekiel 19:12

But the vine was pulled up by the roots,\par and thrown down to the ground.\par The hot east wind blew and dried its fruit.\par The strong branches broke.\par And they were thrown into the fire.\par

Hosea 13:15

\{Israel\} grows among his brothers.\par But a powerful east wind will come—\par the Lord’s wind will blow from the desert.\par Then \{Israel’s\} well will become dry.\par His spring of water will become dry.\par The wind will take every valuable thing\par from \{Israel’s\} treasure.\par

Amos 3:6

If a trumpet blows a warning, then the people will surely shake with fear. If trouble comes to a city, then the Lord caused it.

Zechariah 2:8

Why? Because hurting you\par is like hurting the pupil of God’s eye.\par

Acts 9:4

Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying to him: “Saul, Saul! Why are you doing these bad things to me?”