Jeremiah 49:4

God's Word

Why do you brag about your valleys, your fertile valleys, you unfaithful people? You trust your treasures. You think, “Who would attack me?”

Cross References

Psalm 49:6

They trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth.

Psalm 52:7

“Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress! Instead, he trusted his great wealth and became strong through his greed.”

Psalm 62:10

Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

Proverbs 10:15

The rich person’s wealth is ⌞his⌟ strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.

Jeremiah 21:13

“ ‘I’m against you, Jerusalem. You are the city that is in the valley and on the rock in the plain,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘But you ask, “Who can attack us? Who can enter our places of refuge?”

Jeremiah 3:14

“Come back, you rebellious people,” declares the Lord. “I’m your husband. I will take you, one from every city and two from every family, and bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you wander around, you unfaithful people? The Lord will create something new on earth: A woman will protect a man.

Jeremiah 48:7

Since you trust the things you do and your treasures, you will be captured. Chemosh will go into captivity with all its priests and officials.

Jeremiah 49:16

You have frightened other people. Your arrogance has deceived you. You live on rocky cliffs and occupy the highest places in the hills. Even though you build your nest as high as an eagle, I will bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they didn’t obey me or pay attention to me. They followed their own plans and their stubborn, evil ways. They went backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: Don’t let wise people brag about their wisdom. Don’t let strong people brag about their strength. Don’t let rich people brag about their riches.

Hosea 4:16

“The people of Israel are as stubborn as a bull. How can the Lord feed them like lambs in an open pasture?

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell those who have the riches of this world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, they should place their confidence in God who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

Revelation 18:7

She gave herself glory and luxury. Now give her just as much torture and misery. She says to herself, ‘I’m a queen on a throne, not a widow. I’ll never be miserable.’