Jeremiah 48:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You cannot say, ‘We are good soldiers. We are brave men in battle.’

Cross References

Psalm 33:16

A king is not saved by the power of his army. A soldier does not survive by his own great strength.

Isaiah 10:16

But Assyria doesn’t understand this. So the Lord GOD All-Powerful will send a terrible disease against him. He will lose his wealth and power like a sick man losing weight. Then Assyria’s glory will be destroyed. It will be like a fire burning until everything is gone.

Isaiah 10:13

The king of Assyria said, “I am very wise. By my own wisdom and power I have done many great things. I have defeated many nations. I have taken their wealth and their people as slaves. I am a very powerful man.

Zephaniah 2:10

This will happen to the people of Moab and Ammon because they were so proud and cruel and humiliated the people of the Lord All-Powerful.

Ezekiel 30:6

“‘This is what the Lord says: Those who support Egypt will fall! The pride in her power will end. The people in Egypt will be killed in battle, all the way from Migdol to Aswan. This is what the Lord GOD said!

Jeremiah 49:16

Edom, you made other nations afraid, so you thought you were important. But your pride has fooled you. You live in caves, high on the cliff. Your home is high in the hills. But even if you build your home as high as an eagle’s nest, I will bring you down from there.” This is what the Lord said.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “The wise must not brag about their wisdom. The strong men must not brag about their strength. The rich must not brag about their money.

Jeremiah 8:8

“‘You keep saying, “We have the Lord’s teachings. So we are wise!” But this is not true, because the scribes have lied with their pens.

Isaiah 16:6

We have heard that the people of Moab are very proud and conceited. They are hot-tempered braggers, but their boasts are only empty words.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life that were not fair. The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest soldier does not always win the battle; wise people don’t always get the food; smart people don’t always get the wealth; educated people don’t always get the praise they deserve. When the time comes, bad things can happen to anyone!

Psalm 11:1

I trust in the Lord, so why did you tell me to run and hide? Why did you say, “Fly like a bird to your mountain?”