Jeremiah 50:44

New American Bible - revised edition

As happens when a lion comes up from a thicket of the Jordan to permanent pasture, So I, in an instant, will chase them off, and establish there whomever I choose! For who is like me? Who can call me to account? What shepherd can stand against me?

Cross References

Psalm 89:6

The heavens praise your marvels, Lord, your loyalty in the assembly of the holy ones.

Psalm 89:8

A God dreaded in the council of the holy ones, greater and more awesome than all those around him!

Exodus 15:11

Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you, magnificent among the holy ones? Awe-inspiring in deeds of renown, worker of wonders,

Isaiah 40:18

To whom can you liken God? With what likeness can you confront him?

Isaiah 40:25

To whom can you liken me as an equal? says the Holy One.

Isaiah 41:25

I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes; from the east I summon him by name; He shall trample the rulers down like mud, like a potter treading clay.

Isaiah 43:10

You are my witnesses—oracle of the Lord— my servant whom I have chosen To know and believe in me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, and after me there shall be none.

Isaiah 46:11

I summon from the east a bird of prey, from a distant land, one to carry out my plan. Yes, I have spoken, I will accomplish it; I have planned it, and I will do it.

Isaiah 46:9

remember the former things, those long ago: I am God, there is no other; I am God, there is none like me.

Isaiah 48:14

All of you assemble and listen: Who among you declared these things? The one the Lord loves shall do his will against Babylon and the offspring of Chaldea.

Jeremiah 12:5

If running against men has wearied you, how will you race against horses? And if you are safe only on a level stretch, what will you do in the jungle of the Jordan?

Jeremiah 25:38

Like a lion he leaves his lair, and their land is made desolate By the sweeping sword, and the burning wrath of the Lord.

Jeremiah 30:21

His leader shall be one of his own, and his ruler shall emerge from his ranks. He shall approach me when I summon him; Why else would he dare approach me?—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:15

raise the war cry against it on every side. It surrenders, its bastions fall, its walls are torn down: This is retribution from the Lord! Take retribution on her, as she has done, do to her; for she sinned against the Lord.

Zechariah 11:3

Listen! the wailing of shepherds, their glory has been destroyed. Listen! the roaring of young lions, the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed. The Shepherd Narrative.

Numbers 16:5

Then he said to Korah and to all his faction, “May the Lord make known tomorrow morning who belongs to him and who is the holy one and whom he will have draw near to him! The one whom he chooses, he will have draw near to him.