Jeremiah 22:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is what the Lord says about the palace where the king of Judah lives: “The palace is tall like the forests of Gilead, like the mountains of Lebanon. But I will make it like a desert, as empty as a city where no one lives.

Cross References

Isaiah 6:11

Then I asked, “Lord, how long should I do this?” He answered, “Do this until the cities are destroyed and all the people are gone. Do this until there is no one left living in the houses and the land is destroyed and empty.”

Psalm 107:34

He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things.

Micah 3:12

Leaders, because of you, Zion will be destroyed. It will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks. Temple Mount will be an empty hill overgrown with bushes.

Isaiah 27:10

The great city will be empty; it will be like a desert. All the people will be gone—they will run away. The city will be like an open pasture. Young cattle will eat grass there. The cattle will eat leaves from the branches of the vines.

Jeremiah 26:18

They said, “Micah the prophet was from the city of Moresheth. He was a prophet during the time that Hezekiah was king of Judah. Micah said this to all the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: Zion will be destroyed. It will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks. Temple Mount will be an empty hill overgrown with bushes.’ Micah 3:12

Jeremiah 9:11

The Lord says, “I will make the city of Jerusalem a pile of garbage. It will be a home for jackals. I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah, so no one will live there.”

Jeremiah 7:34

I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and happiness in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. There will be no more sounds of the bride and bridegroom in Judah or Jerusalem. The land will become an empty desert.”

Genesis 37:25

While Joseph was in the well, the brothers sat down to eat. They looked up and saw a group of traders traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were carrying many different spices and riches.

Jeremiah 22:24

“As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “I will do this to you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah: Even if you were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off.

Jeremiah 21:14

“You will get the punishment you deserve. I will start a fire in your forests that will completely burn everything around you.” This message is from the Lord.

Jeremiah 21:11

“Say this to Judah’s royal family: ‘Listen to the message from the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:20

Disaster follows disaster. The whole country is destroyed. Suddenly my tents are destroyed. My curtains are torn down!

Song of Solomon 5:15

His legs are like marble pillars on bases of fine gold. He stands tall like the finest cedar tree in Lebanon!

Deuteronomy 3:25

Please let me go across the Jordan River and see the good land on the other side. Let me see the beautiful hill country and Lebanon.’

Numbers 32:1

The tribes of Reuben and Gad had many cattle. These people looked at the land near Jazer and Gilead. They saw that this land was good for their cattle.

Song of Solomon 4:1

My darling, you are so beautiful! Oh, you are beautiful! Your eyes are like doves under your veil. Your hair is long and flowing, like little goats dancing down the slopes of Mount Gilead.

Jeremiah 50:12

Now your mother will be very ashamed. The woman who gave you birth will be embarrassed. Babylon will be the least important of all the nations. She will be an empty, dry desert.

Zechariah 11:1

Lebanon, open your gates so that the fire will come and burn your cedar trees.

Isaiah 37:24

You sent your officers to insult the Lord. This is what you said: “I took my many chariots up the high mountains deep inside Lebanon. I cut down its tallest cedars and its best fir trees. I have been on its highest mountain and deep inside its forests.

Jeremiah 4:7

A lion has come out of his cave. A destroyer of nations has begun to march. He has left his home to destroy your land. Your towns will be destroyed. There will be no one left to live in them.

Jeremiah 8:22

Surely there is some medicine in Gilead. Surely there is a doctor in Gilead. So why are the wounds of my people not healed?