Jeremiah 51:34

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed us in the past. In the past he hurt us. In the past he took our people away, and we became like an empty jar. He took the best we had. He was like a giant monster that ate everything until it was full. He took the best we had and then threw us away.

Cross References

Jeremiah 50:17

“Israel is like a flock of sheep that was scattered all over the country. Israel is like sheep that were chased away by lions. The first lion to attack was the king of Assyria. The last lion to crush Israel’s bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

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.

Matthew 23:13

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You close the way for people to enter God’s kingdom. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop those who are trying to enter.

Job 20:15

The evil man will spit out the riches he has swallowed. God will make him vomit them up.

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.

Amos 8:4

Listen to me, you who trample on helpless people. You are trying to destroy the poor of this country.

Ezekiel 36:3

“So speak to the mountains of Israel for me. Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The enemy destroyed your cities and attacked you from every direction. They did this so that you would belong to the other nations. Then people talked and whispered about you.’”

Lamentations 2:16

All your enemies laugh at you. They whistle and grind their teeth at you. They say, “We have swallowed them up! This is the day we were hoping for. We have finally seen this happen!”

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem once was a city full of people, but now the city is so empty. She was one of the greatest cities in the world, but now she is like a poor widow. She was once a princess among cities, but now she has been made a slave.

Jeremiah 51:49

“Babylon killed people from Israel. Babylon killed people from every place on earth. So Babylon must fall!

Jeremiah 50:7

They were attacked by all who saw them. And their attackers said, ‘We were not wrong to attack them because they sinned against the Lord. They should have stayed close to him, their true resting place. The Lord is the one their fathers trusted in.’

Isaiah 34:11

Birds and small animals will own that land. It will be a home for owls and ravens. God will leave that land in ruins. People will call it “the empty desert.”

Proverbs 1:12

We will swallow them whole, as the grave swallows the dying.

Psalm 74:13

With your great power you split open the sea and broke the heads of the sea monster.

Hosea 8:8

“Israel was destroyed; its people are scattered among the nations, like some dish that was thrown away because no one wanted it.

Isaiah 42:22

But look at his people. Others have defeated them and have stolen from them. The young men are afraid. They are locked in prisons. People have taken advantage of them, and there is no one to protect them. Others take their money, and there is no one to say, “Give it back!”