Jeremiah 51:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers; The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, for his resolve is Babylon’s destruction. Yes, it is retribution from the Lord, retribution for his temple.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:14

The Lord then raised up an adversary against Solomon: Hadad the Edomite, who was of the royal line in Edom.

1 Kings 11:23

God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon, the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord, Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

1 Chronicles 5:26

Therefore the God of Israel stirred up against them the anger of Pul, king of Assyria, and the anger of Tilgath-pilneser [sic], king of Assyria, who deported the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh and brought them to Halah, Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, where they have remained to this day. Levi.

2 Chronicles 36:22

In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to realize the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of Cyrus, King of Persia, to spread this proclamation throughout his kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing:

Ezra 1:1

In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing:

Isaiah 10:26

Then the Lord of hosts will raise against them a scourge such as struck Midian at the rock of Oreb; and he will raise his staff over the sea as he did in Egypt.

Isaiah 21:2

A harsh vision has been announced to me: “The traitor betrays, the despoiler spoils. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; put an end to all its groaning!”

Isaiah 21:5

They set the table, spread out the rugs; they eat, they drink. Rise up, O princes, oil the shield!

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 45:1

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, Subduing nations before him, stripping kings of their strength, Opening doors before him, leaving the gates unbarred:

Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, there is no other, there is no God besides me. It is I who arm you, though you do not know me,

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.

Jeremiah 25:25

all the kings of Zimri, of Elam, of the Medes;

Jeremiah 46:3

Prepare buckler and shield! move forward to battle!

Jeremiah 46:4

Harness the horses, charioteers, mount up! Fall in, with helmets on; polish your spears, put on your armor.

Jeremiah 46:9

Forward, horses! charge, chariots! March forth, warriors, Cush and Put, bearing shields, Archers of Lud, stretching bows!”

Jeremiah 50:25

The Lord opens his armory, brings out the weapons of his wrath; The Lord God of hosts has work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 50:3

A nation from the north advances against it, making the land desolate So that no one can live there; human beings and animals have fled.

Jeremiah 50:45

Therefore, hear the strategy of the Lord, which he has devised against Babylon; Hear the plans drawn up against the land of the Chaldeans: They shall be dragged away, even the smallest sheep; their own pasture aghast because of them.

Jeremiah 50:9

See, I am stirring up against Babylon a band of great nations from the land of the north; They are arrayed against her, from there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like the arrows of a skilled warrior who never returns empty-handed.

Jeremiah 51:12

Over the walls of Babylon raise a signal, reinforce the watch; Post sentries, arrange ambushes! For the Lord has both planned and carried out what he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:24

Thus I will repay Babylon, all the inhabitants of Chaldea, For all the evil they committed against Zion, before your very eyes—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:35

Let my torn flesh be visited upon Babylon,” says enthroned Zion; “My blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 51:36

But now, thus says the Lord: I will certainly defend your cause, I will certainly avenge you; I will dry up her sea, and drain her fountain.

Daniel 5:30

That very night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was slain:

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.

Zechariah 14:12

And this will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

Zechariah 14:2

And I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle: The city will be taken, houses will be plundered, women raped; half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.