Jeremiah 6:23

God's Word

Its people take hold of bows and spears. They are cruel and have no compassion. They sound like the roaring sea. They ride on horses. They march like soldiers ready for battle against my people Zion.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:32

This day they stopped at Nob. They shake their fist at the mountain of my people Zion, at the mountain of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 13:18

But their bows will smash the youth. They’ll have no compassion for babies, nor will they look with pity on children.

Isaiah 17:12

How horrible it will be for many people! They will roar like the roaring sea. The noise that the people make will be like the noise from rushing water.

Isaiah 19:4

I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master. A strong king will rule them,” declares the Almighty Lord of Armies.

Jeremiah 25:32

“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Disaster is spreading from nation to nation. A great storm is brewing from the distant corners of the earth.”

Jeremiah 25:9

so I’m going to send for all the families from the north. I will also send for my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, declares the Lord. I will bring the families from the north to attack this land, its people, and all these surrounding nations. I’m going to destroy them and turn them into something terrible, something ridiculed, and something permanently ruined.

Jeremiah 30:14

All your lovers have forgotten you, and they don’t want you anymore. I’ve punished you as an enemy would. I’ve corrected you as a cruel person would. You are very wicked, and you have many sins.

Jeremiah 4:13

The enemy comes up like clouds. His chariots are like a raging wind. His horses are faster than eagles. How horrible it will be for us! We will be destroyed!

Jeremiah 4:16

Warn the nations about these things. Bring them to the attention of Jerusalem. “Hostile troops are coming from a distant country. They are shouting battle cries against the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 4:29

All the people in the city will flee at the sound of riders and archers. They will go off into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The entire city will be abandoned, and no one will live in it.

Jeremiah 5:16

Their arrow quivers are like open graves. They are all mighty warriors.

Jeremiah 50:41

“People are going to come from the north. A great nation and many kings will rise from the ends of the earth.

Jeremiah 50:42

They will take hold of bows and spears. They will be cruel and have no compassion. They will sound like the sea when it roars. They will ride horses. They are ready for war, ready to attack you, people of Babylon.

Jeremiah 6:4

⌞The shepherds say,⌟ ‘Prepare yourselves for war against Zion. Let’s attack at noon! How horrible it will be for us. The day is passing, and the shadows of evening are growing longer.

Jeremiah 8:16

The snorting of horses can be heard from Dan. The neighing of stallions makes the whole land tremble. They are coming to devour the land and everything in it, the city and its people.

Ezekiel 21:31

I will pour out my fury on you and breathe on you with my fiery anger. I will hand you over to cruel people who are skilled in destruction.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring against you a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth. The nation will swoop down on you like an eagle. It will be a nation whose language you won’t understand.