Jeremiah 48:28

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Genesis 8:12

He waited yet another seven days and then released the dove; but this time it did not come back.

Song of Solomon 2:14

My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the secret recesses of the cliff, Let me see your face, let me hear your voice, For your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.”

Isaiah 2:19

People will go into caves in the rocks and into holes in the earth, At the terror of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, as he rises to overawe the earth.

Jeremiah 48:9

Set up a tombstone for Moab; it will soon become a complete wasteland, Its cities turned into ruins where no one dwells.

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 49:8

Flee, retreat, hide deep for lodging, inhabitants of Dedan: For I bring disaster upon Esau when I come to punish them.

Judges 6:2

so that Midian held Israel subject. From fear of Midian the Israelites made dens in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.

1 Samuel 13:6

When the soldiers saw they were in danger because the army was hardpressed, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, caverns, and cisterns.