Jeremiah 51:36

New American Bible - revised edition

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.

Cross References

Psalm 107:33

God changed rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,

Psalm 140:12

Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will hunt down the man of violence to overthrow him.

Proverbs 22:23

For the Lord will defend their cause, and will plunder those who plunder them.

Proverbs 23:11

For their redeemer is strong; he will defend their cause against you.

Isaiah 19:5

The waters shall be drained from the sea, the river shall parch and dry up;

Isaiah 43:14

Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I send to Babylon; I will bring down all her defenses, and the Chaldeans shall cry out in lamentation.

Isaiah 44:27

I say to the deep, Be dry! I will dry up your rivers.

Jeremiah 50:38

A drought upon the waters, and they dry up! For it is a land of idols, soon made frantic by phantoms.

Jeremiah 51:11

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.

Jeremiah 51:6

Flee from Babylon; each of you save your own life, do not perish because of her guilt; This is a time of retribution from the Lord,

Ezekiel 25:14

I will put my vengeance against Edom into the hands of my people Israel; they will deal with Edom in accord with my furious anger. Thus they shall know my vengeance!—oracle of the Lord God. Against the Philistines.

Hosea 13:15

Though Ephraim may flourish among his brothers, an east wind will come, a wind from the Lord, rising from the wilderness, That will dry up his spring, and leave his fountain dry. It will loot his treasury of every precious thing.

Romans 12:19

Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine and recompense, for the time they lose their footing; Because the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom is rushing upon them!

Deuteronomy 32:43

Exult with him, you heavens, bow to him, all you divine beings! For he will avenge the blood of his servants, take vengeance on his foes; He will requite those who hate him, and purge his people’s land.

Revelation 16:12

The sixth angel emptied his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.