Jeremiah 19:7

New American Bible - revised edition

In this place I will foil the plan of Judah and Jerusalem; I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hand of those who seek their lives. Their corpses I will give as food to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:14

I will cast off the survivors of my inheritance. I will deliver them into enemy hands, to become prey and booty for all their enemies,

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore I will again deal with this people in surprising and wondrous fashion: The wisdom of the wise shall perish, the prudence of the prudent shall vanish.

Isaiah 8:10

Form a plan, it shall be thwarted; make a resolve, it shall not be carried out, for “With us is God!” Disciples of Isaiah.

Jeremiah 15:2

If they ask you, “Where should we go?” tell them, Thus says the Lord: Whoever is marked for death, to death; whoever is marked for the sword, to the sword; whoever is marked for famine, to famine; whoever is marked for captivity, to captivity.

Jeremiah 15:9

The mother of seven faints away, breathing out her life; Her sun sets in full day, she is ashamed, abashed. Their survivors I will give to the sword in the presence of their enemies—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 16:4

Of deadly disease they shall die. Unlamented and unburied they will lie like dung on the ground. Sword and famine will make an end of them, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

Jeremiah 18:21

So now, give their children to famine, deliver them to the power of the sword. Let their wives be childless and widows; let their husbands die of pestilence, their youths be struck down by the sword in battle.

Jeremiah 21:7

After that—oracle of the Lord—I will hand over Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his ministers and the people in this city who survive pestilence, sword, and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to their enemies and those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword, without quarter, without mercy or compassion.

Jeremiah 22:19

The burial of a donkey he shall be given, dragged forth and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 22:25

I will hand you over to those who seek your life, to those you dread: Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 32:28

Therefore the Lord says: I am handing over this city to the Chaldeans and to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and he shall capture it.

Jeremiah 34:20

These I will hand over to their enemies, to those who seek their lives: their corpses shall become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.

Jeremiah 46:26

I will hand them over to those who seek their lives, to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and to his officers. But later, Egypt shall be inhabited again, as in days of old—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:33

The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the sky and beasts of the earth, which no one will drive away.

Jeremiah 8:2

and spread out before the sun, the moon, and the whole host of heaven, which they loved and served, which they followed, consulted, and worshiped. They will not be gathered up for burial, but will lie like dung upon the ground.

Jeremiah 8:8

How can you say, “We are wise, we have the law of the Lord”? See, that has been changed into falsehood by the lying pen of the scribes!

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise are put to shame, terrified, and trapped; Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what sort of wisdom do they have?

Lamentations 3:37

Who speaks so that it comes to pass, unless the Lord commands it?

Leviticus 26:17

I will turn against you, and you will be beaten down before your enemies and your foes will lord it over you. You will flee though no one pursues you.

Leviticus 26:25

I will bring against you the sword, the avenger of my covenant. Though you then huddle together in your cities, I will send pestilence among you, till you are delivered to the enemy.

Romans 3:31

Are we then annulling the law by this faith? Of course not! On the contrary, we are supporting the law.

Romans 4:14

For if those who adhere to the law are the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

1 Samuel 17:46

Today the Lord shall deliver you into my hand; I will strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will feed your dead body and the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field; thus the whole land shall learn that Israel has a God.