Jeremiah 15:8

New Century Version

There are more widows than grains of sand in the sea. I brought a destroyer at noontime against the mothers of the young men of Judah. I suddenly brought pain and fear on the people of Judah.

Cross References

Isaiah 3:25

At that time your men will be killed with swords, and your heroes will die in war.

Isaiah 3:26

There will be crying and sadness near the city gates. Jerusalem will be like a woman who has lost everything and sits on the ground.

Isaiah 4:1

At that time seven women will grab one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and make our own clothes, but please marry us! Please, take away our shame.”

Jeremiah 16:3

The Lord says this about the sons and daughters born in this land and their mothers and fathers:

Jeremiah 18:21

So now, let their children starve, and let their enemies kill them with swords. Let their wives lose their children and husbands. Let the men from Judah be put to death and the young men be killed with swords in battle.

Jeremiah 22:7

I will send men to destroy the palace, each with his weapons. They will cut up your strong, beautiful cedar beams and throw them into the fire.

Jeremiah 4:16

“Report this to the nations. Spread this news in Jerusalem: ‘Invaders are coming from a faraway country, shouting words of war against the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 5:6

So a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the desert will kill them. A leopard is waiting for them near their towns. It will tear to pieces anyone who comes out of the city, because the people of Judah have sinned greatly. They have wandered away from the Lord many times.

Jeremiah 6:26

My people, put on rough cloth and roll in the ashes to show how sad you are. Cry loudly for those who are dead, as if your only son were dead, because the destroyer will soon come against us.

Lamentations 5:3

We are like orphans with no father; our mothers are like widows.

Ezekiel 22:25

Like a roaring lion that tears the animal it has caught, Israel’s rulers make evil plans. They have destroyed lives and have taken treasure and valuable things. They have caused many women to become widows.

Hosea 4:5

You will be ruined in the day, and your prophets will be ruined with you in the night. I will also destroy your mother.

Luke 21:35

like a trap on all people on earth.