Jeremiah 21:14

God's Word

“ ‘I will punish you because of the evil things you have done,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘I will start a fire in your forests, and it will burn up everything around you.’ ”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:19

They burned God’s temple, tore down Jerusalem’s walls, burned down all its palaces, and destroyed everything of value.

Proverbs 1:31

They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes.

Proverbs 12:14

One person enjoys good things as a result of his speaking ability. Another is paid according to what his hands have accomplished.

Isaiah 10:12

When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will punish the king of Assyria for all his boasting and all his arrogance.

Isaiah 10:16

That is why the Almighty Lord of Armies will send a degenerative disease against brave men. A flame will be turned into a raging fire under his power.

Isaiah 24:21

On that day the Lord will punish heaven’s armies in heaven and earth’s kings on earth.

Isaiah 37:24

Through your servants you defy the Lord and say, “With my many chariots I’ll ride up the high mountains, up the slopes of Lebanon. I’ll cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypresses. I’ll come to its most distant heights and its most fertile forests.

Jeremiah 11:16

The Lord called you a large olive tree that has beautiful fruit to look at. He will set fire to you with a mighty storm, and your branches will be broken.

Jeremiah 11:22

This is what the Lord of Armies says: I’m going to punish them. The young men will die because of war. Their sons and daughters will die because of famine.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the Lord, search minds and test hearts. I will reward each person for what he has done. I will reward him for the results of his actions.

Jeremiah 17:27

But you must listen to me and observe the day of rest as a holy day by not carrying anything through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest. If you don’t do this, I will set its gates on fire. The fire will burn down the palaces in Jerusalem, and you won’t be able to put it out.”

Jeremiah 22:1

This is what the Lord says: Go to the palace of the king of Judah, and speak this message there:

Jeremiah 22:7

I will send people to destroy you. They will have their own weapons. They will cut down your finest cedar trees and throw them on a fire.

Jeremiah 32:19

You make wise plans and do mighty things. You see everything the descendants of Adam do. You reward them for the way they live and for what they do.

Jeremiah 46:23

They will cut down the forest,” declares the Lord, “since Egypt can’t be found. They are more numerous than locusts; they can’t be counted.

Jeremiah 50:32

Those arrogant people will stumble and fall, and there will be no one to help them get up. I will light a fire in their cities that will burn up everything around them.”

Jeremiah 52:13

He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.

Jeremiah 6:19

Listen, earth! I’m going to bring disaster on these people. It is the result of their own plots, because they won’t pay attention to my words. They reject my teachings.

Jeremiah 6:29

The bellows of the blast furnace blow fiercely to make the fire melt away the lead. It is useless to go on refining because the impurities can’t be removed.

Jeremiah 9:25

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised.

Lamentations 2:3

In his burning anger he cut off all of Israel’s strength. He withdrew his right hand when they faced their enemy. He burned like a raging fire in ⌞the land of⌟ Jacob, destroying everything around him.

Ezekiel 21:3

Tell the land of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will take my sword out of its scabbard and kill the righteous people and the wicked people among you.

Micah 7:13

The earth will become a wasteland for those who live on it because of what the people living there have done.

Zechariah 11:1

Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire will be able to burn down your cedars.