Jeremiah 22:23

New American Bible - revised edition

You who dwell on Lebanon, who nest in the cedars, How you shall groan when pains come upon you, like the pangs of a woman in childbirth!

Cross References

Jeremiah 21:13

Beware! I am against you, Ruler of the Valley, Rock of the Plain—oracle of the Lord. You say, “Who will attack us, who can storm our defenses?”

Jeremiah 22:6

For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah: Though you be to me like Gilead, like the peak of Lebanon, I swear I shall turn you into a waste, with cities uninhabited.

Jeremiah 3:21

A cry is heard on the heights! the plaintive weeping of Israel’s children, Because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the Lord, their God.

Jeremiah 48:28

Abandon the cities, take shelter in the crags, inhabitants of Moab. Be like the dove that nests in the walls of a gorge.

Jeremiah 49:16

The terror you spread, the pride of your heart, beguiled you. You denizens of rocks and crevices, occupying towering peaks: Though you build your nest high as the eagle, from there I will bring you down—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 6:24

We hear news of them; our hands hang helpless, Anguish takes hold of us, pangs like a woman in childbirth.

Ezekiel 17:3

Thus says the Lord God: The great eagle, with wide wingspan and long feathers, with thick plumage, many-hued, came to Lebanon. He plucked the crest of the cedar,

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my place until they make reparation and seek my presence. In their affliction, they shall look for me.

Hosea 7:14

They have not cried to me from their hearts when they wailed upon their beds; For wheat and wine they lacerated themselves; they rebelled against me.

Amos 9:2

Though they dig down to Sheol, even from there my hand shall take them; Though they climb to the heavens, even from there I shall bring them down.

Obadiah 1:4

Though you soar like the eagle, and your nest is set among the stars, From there I will bring you down— oracle of the Lord.

Habakkuk 2:9

Ah! you who pursue evil gain for your household, setting your nest on high to escape the reach of misfortune!

Numbers 24:21

Upon seeing the Kenites, he recited his poem: Though your dwelling is safe, and your nest is set on a cliff;