Jeremiah 50:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Announce this to all nations! Lift up a flag and announce the message! Speak the whole message and say, ‘The nation of Babylon will be captured. The god Bel will be put to shame. The god Marduk will be very afraid. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her gods will be filled with terror.’

Cross References

Isaiah 46:1

The Lord says, “Bel has fallen to the ground. Nebo is kneeling before me. “Men put those idols on the backs of animals. They are only heavy burdens that must be carried. They do nothing but make people tired.

Isaiah 21:9

Look! I see a man in a chariot with a team of horses.” The messenger said, “Babylon has been defeated! It has fallen to the ground! All the statues of her false gods were thrown to the ground and broken to pieces.”

Jeremiah 51:47

The time will surely come when I will punish the false gods of Babylon, and the whole land of Babylon will be put to shame. There will be many dead people, lying in the streets of that city.

Jeremiah 51:44

I will punish the false god Bel in Babylon. I will make him vomit out the people he swallowed. The wall around Babylon will fall, and other nations will stop coming to Babylon.

Revelation 18:2

The angel shouted with a powerful voice, “She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon is destroyed! She has become a home for demons. That city has become a place for every unclean spirit to live. She is a city filled with all kinds of unclean birds. She is a place where every unclean and hated animal lives.

Zephaniah 2:11

They will be afraid of the Lord, because he will destroy their gods. Then everyone in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.

Jeremiah 52:31

King Jehoiachin of Judah was in prison in Babylon for 37 years. In the 37th year of his imprisonment, King Evil Merodach of Babylon was very kind to Jehoiachin. He let Jehoiachin out of prison in that year. This was the same year that Evil Merodach became king of Babylon. He set Jehoiachin free from prison on the 25th day of the 12th month.

Jeremiah 51:52

The Lord says, “The time is coming, when I will punish the idols of Babylon. At that time wounded people will cry with pain everywhere in that country.

Jeremiah 51:31

One messenger follows another. Messenger follows messenger. They announce to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

Jeremiah 51:8

But Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Cry for her! Get medicine for her pain, and maybe she can be healed.

Jeremiah 50:46

Babylon will fall, and that fall will shake the earth. People in all nations will hear about the destruction of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 46:14

“Announce this message in Egypt. Tell it in the city of Migdol. Tell it in Memphis and Tahpanhes. ‘Get ready for war, because people all around you are being killed with swords.’

Jeremiah 31:10

“Nations, listen to this message from the Lord! Tell this message in the faraway lands by the sea: ‘God scattered the people of Israel, but he will bring them back together. And he will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’

Jeremiah 6:18

So listen, all you nations, and pay attention, you people in those countries.

Jeremiah 4:16

“Report it to this nation. Spread the news to the people in Jerusalem. Enemies are coming from a faraway country. They are shouting words of war against the cities of Judah.

Isaiah 48:6

“You heard what I said would happen. And you can see it has all been done. Shouldn’t you tell this to others? Now I will tell you about new things, secrets you have not known before.

Isaiah 39:1

At that time Merodach Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent some men with letters and a gift to Hezekiah when he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

Isaiah 37:19

They did throw the gods of those nations into the fire, but they were not real gods. They were only wood and stone—statues that people made. That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them.

Isaiah 13:2

“Raise a flag on that mountain where nothing grows. Call out to the men. Wave your arms to let them know they should enter through the gates for important leaders.

Isaiah 12:4

At that time you will say, “Praise the Lord and call out his name! Tell everyone what he has done and how wonderful he is.”

Psalm 96:3

Tell all the nations how wonderful he is! Tell people everywhere about the amazing things he does.

Psalm 64:9

People will see what God has done. They will tell other people about him. Then everyone will learn more about God. They will learn to fear and respect him.

Psalm 97:7

People worship their idols. They brag about their “gods.” But they will be embarrassed. And all their “gods” will bow down before the Lord.

Isaiah 48:20

My people, leave Babylon! My people, run from the Chaldeans! Tell the news with joy. Spread the news around the world. Tell them, “The Lord rescued his servant Jacob.”

Jeremiah 4:6

Raise the signal flag toward Zion. Run for your lives! Don’t wait! Do this because I am bringing disaster from the north. I am bringing terrible destruction.”

Jeremiah 51:12

Lift up a flag against the walls of Babylon. Bring more guards. Put the watchmen in their places. Get ready for a secret attack. The Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do against the people of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:27

“Lift up the war flag in the land! Blow the trumpet in all the nations! Prepare the nations for war against Babylon. Call these kingdoms to come fight against Babylon: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Choose a commander to lead the army against her. Send so many horses that they are like a swarm of locusts.

Daniel 1:2

The Lord allowed Nebuchadnezzar to defeat Jehoiakim king of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar took all the dishes and other things from God’s Temple and carried them to Babylon. He put those things in the temple of his gods.

Daniel 3:14

And Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you don’t worship my gods? And is it true that you didn’t bow down and worship the gold idol I have set up?

Jeremiah 10:11

The Lord says, “Tell them this message: ‘These false gods did not make heaven and earth. They will be destroyed and disappear from heaven and earth.’”

Jeremiah 10:15

These idols are worth nothing. They are something to make fun of. In the time of judgment they will be destroyed.