Jeremiah 48:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is what the Lord says: “But I will soon send men to pour you from your jars. Then they will empty the jars and smash them to pieces.”

Cross References

Nahum 2:2

Yes, the Lord changed Jacob’s pride. He made it like Israel’s pride. The enemy destroyed them and ruined their grapevines.

Jeremiah 48:38

People are crying for the dead everywhere in Moab—on every housetop and in every public square. There is sadness because I have broken Moab like an empty jar.” This is what the Lord said.

Isaiah 30:14

You will be like a large clay jar that breaks into many small, useless pieces. You cannot use them to get a hot coal from the fire or to get water from a pool in the ground.”

Psalm 2:9

You will rule over them with great power. You will scatter your enemies like broken pieces of pottery!”

Jeremiah 48:15

The enemy will attack Moab. The enemy will enter its towns and destroy them. Its best young men will be killed in the slaughter.” This message is from the King. The King’s name is the Lord All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 48:11

“Moab has never known trouble. Moab is like wine left to settle. Moab has never been poured from one jar to another. He has not been taken into captivity. So he tastes as he did before, and his smell has not changed.”

Jeremiah 48:8

The Destroyer will come against every town. Not one town will escape. The valley will be ruined. The high plain will be destroyed. The Lord said this would happen, so it will happen.

Jeremiah 25:34

Shepherds, you should be leading the sheep. Start crying, you great leaders! Roll around on the ground in pain, you leaders of the sheep. It is now time for your slaughter. You will be scattered everywhere, like pieces flying from a broken jar.

Jeremiah 25:9

I will soon send for all the tribes of the north.” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.

Jeremiah 19:10

“Jeremiah, tell this to the people, and while they are watching, break the jar.

Jeremiah 14:3

The leaders of the people send their servants to get water. The servants go to the water storage places, but they don’t find any water. The servants come back with empty jars, so they are ashamed and embarrassed. They cover their heads from shame.

Isaiah 16:2

The women of Moab try to cross the river Arnon. They run around looking for help, like little birds that have fallen from their nest.

Jeremiah 48:13

Then the people of Moab will be ashamed of their false god, Chemosh. They will be like the people of Israel who trusted that god in Bethel but were ashamed when he did not help them.