Jeremiah 50:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Whoever happened upon them devoured them; their enemies said, “We are not guilty, Because they sinned against the Lord, the abode of justice, the hope of their ancestors.”

Cross References

Psalm 71:5

You are my hope, Lord; my trust, God, from my youth.

Psalm 79:7

For they have devoured Jacob, laid waste his dwelling place.

Psalm 90:1

A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations.

Psalm 91:1

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shade of the Almighty,

Isaiah 47:6

Angry at my people, I profaned my heritage And gave them into your power; but you showed them no mercy; Upon the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.

Isaiah 56:9

All you beasts of the field, come to devour, all you beasts in the forest!

Isaiah 9:12

The people do not turn back to the one who struck them, nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.

Jeremiah 10:25

Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, on the tribes that do not call your name; For they have utterly devoured Jacob, and laid waste his home.

Jeremiah 14:8

Hope of Israel, Lord, our savior in time of need! Why should you be a stranger in the land, like a traveler stopping only for a night?

Jeremiah 17:13

O Hope of Israel, Lord! all who forsake you shall be put to shame; The rebels shall be enrolled in the netherworld; they have forsaken the Lord, source of living waters.

Jeremiah 2:3

Israel was dedicated to the Lord, the first fruits of his harvest; All who ate of it were held guilty, evil befell them—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:23

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: When I restore their fortunes in the land of Judah and in its cities, they shall again use this greeting: “May the Lord bless you, Tent of Justice, Holy Mountain!”

Jeremiah 33:15

In those days, at that time, I will make a just shoot spring up for David; he shall do what is right and just in the land.

Jeremiah 33:16

In those days Judah shall be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; this is the name they shall call her: “The Lord our justice.”

Jeremiah 5:17

They will devour your harvest and your bread, devour your sons and your daughters, Devour your sheep and cattle, devour your vines and fig trees; With their swords they will beat down the fortified cities in which you trust.

Jeremiah 50:14

Take your posts encircling Babylon, you who bend the bow; Shoot at it, do not spare your arrows,

Jeremiah 50:17

Israel was a stray sheep that lions pursued; The king of Assyria once devoured him; now Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnaws his bones.

Jeremiah 50:33

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Oppressed are the people of Israel, together with the people of Judah; All their captors hold them fast and refuse to let them go.

Ezekiel 34:5

So they were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and became food for all the wild beasts. They were scattered

Ezekiel 35:12

then you shall know that I am the Lord. I have heard all the insults you spoke against the mountains of Israel, saying: They are desolate; they have been given to us to devour.

Daniel 9:16

Lord, in keeping with all your just deeds, let your anger and your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. On account of our sins and the crimes of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become the reproach of all our neighbors.

Daniel 9:6

We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, our ancestors, and all the people of the land.

Zechariah 1:15

I am consumed with anger toward the complacent nations; When I was only a little angry, they compounded the disaster.

Zechariah 11:5

For they who buy them slay them and are not held accountable; while those who sell them say, “Blessed be the Lord, I have become rich!” Even their own shepherds will not pity them.

1 Timothy 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,