Jeremiah 6:6

God's Word

This is what the Lord of Armies says: Cut down its trees. Build up dirt mounds to attack Jerusalem. This city must be punished. There is nothing but oppression in it.

Cross References

Isaiah 37:33

“This is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: He will never come into this city, shoot an arrow here, hold a shield in front of it, or put up dirt ramps to attack it.

Jeremiah 20:8

Each time I speak, I have to cry out and shout, “Violence and destruction!” The Lord’s word has made me the object of insults and contempt all day long.

Jeremiah 22:17

“But your eyes and your mind are set on nothing but dishonest profits. You kill innocent people and violently oppress your people.”

Jeremiah 32:24

“ ‘See how the dirt ramps have been built up around the city to capture it! Because of wars, famines, and plagues, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you have threatened to do has happened, as you can see.

Jeremiah 32:31

“The people in this city have made me so angry and furious from the day they built it to this day. So now I must remove this city from my presence.

Jeremiah 33:4

The houses in this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah have been torn down to be used against the dirt ramps and weapons of the Babylonians. This is what the Lord God of Israel says about this:

Jeremiah 39:1

In the tenth month of Zedekiah’s ninth year as king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jerusalem with his entire army and blockaded it.

Jeremiah 5:29

I will punish them for these things,” declares the Lord. “I will punish this nation.

Jeremiah 5:9

I will punish them for these things,” declares the Lord. “I will punish this nation.

Ezekiel 4:2

Set up a blockade against it, build attack walls around it, put up dirt ramps around it, have troops ready to attack it, and place battering rams all around it.

Ezekiel 5:5

“This is what the Almighty Lord says: This is Jerusalem! I have placed it in the center of the nations with countries all around it.

Daniel 11:15

Then the northern king will come, build dirt attack ramps, and capture a fortified city. The southern forces will not be able to withstand him. Even their best troops will not be strong enough.

Zephaniah 3:1

How horrible it will be for that rebellious and corrupt place, the city of violence.

Luke 19:43

The time will come when enemy armies will build a wall to surround you and close you in on every side.