Jeremiah 8:17

Easy To Read Version

“People of Judah,\par I am sending poisonous snakes {\cf2\super [73]} \par to attack you.\par Those snakes can’t be controlled.\par Those snakes will bite you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par

Cross References

Psalm 58:6

Lord, those people are like lions.\par So Lord, break their teeth.\par

Ecclesiastes 10:11

A person might know how to control snakes. But that skill is useless if a snake bites someone when he is not around. \{Wisdom is like that.\}

Isaiah 14:29

Country of Philistia, you are very happy because the king that beat you is now dead. But you should not be really happy. It is true that his rule has ended. But the king’s son will come and rule. And it will be like one snake giving birth to a more dangerous snake. This new king will be like a very quick and dangerous snake to you.

Amos 5:19

You will be like a man\par that escapes a lion\par only to be attacked by a bear!\par You will be like a man\par that goes into the safety of his house,\par leans against the wall,\par and is bitten by a snake!\par

Amos 9:3

If they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, {\cf2\super [112]} \par I will find them there,\par and I will take them from that place.\par If they try to hide from me\par at the bottom of the sea,\par I will command the snake,\par and it will bite them.\par

Numbers 21:6

So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people. The snakes bit the people, and many of the people of Israel died.

Deuteronomy 32:24

They will become thin from hunger. Terrible diseases will destroy them. I will send wild animals against them. Poisonous snakes and lizards will bite them.

Revelation 9:19

The horses’ power was in their mouths and also in their tails. Their tails were like snakes that have heads to bite and hurt people.