Jeremiah 12:9

God's Word

My people are like a colorful bird of prey. Other birds of prey surround it. Go, gather all the animals in the field, and bring them to devour it.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:2

The Lord sent raiding parties of Babylonians, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim to destroy Judah as the Lord had predicted through his servants the prophets.

Isaiah 2:11

The eyes of arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day the Lord alone will be honored.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord of Armies will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited and all who are proud of themselves (they will be humbled),

Isaiah 56:9

All you animals in the field, all you animals in the forest, come and eat.

Jeremiah 15:3

“I will devise four ways to punish them,” declares the Lord. “I will send swords to kill, dogs to drag away, and birds and animals to devour and destroy.

Jeremiah 2:15

Young lions have roared very loudly at them. Young lions have turned the land into a wasteland. The cities have been burned down, and everyone has left.

Jeremiah 34:20

I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them, and their corpses will be food for birds and wild animals.

Jeremiah 7:33

The dead bodies of these people will become food for birds and animals, and no one will be there to frighten them away.

Lamentations 1:17

Zion holds out its hands. No one offers it comfort. The Lord has given this order about Jacob: His own neighbors will become his opponents. Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them.

Ezekiel 34:5

So they were scattered because there was no shepherd. When they were scattered, they became food for every wild animal.

Revelation 17:16

The ten horns and the beast you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her abandoned and naked. They will eat her flesh and burn her up in a fire.