Jeremiah 47:2

New Century Version

This is what the Lord says: “See, the enemy is gathering in the north like rising waters. They will become like an overflowing stream and will cover the whole country like a flood, even the towns and the people living in them. Everyone living in that country will cry for help; the people will cry painfully.

Cross References

Psalm 24:1

The earth belongs to the Lord, and everything in it— the world and all its people.

Psalm 50:12

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the earth and everything in it are mine.

Psalm 96:11

Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea and everything in it shout.

Psalm 98:7

Let the sea and everything in it shout; let the world and everyone in it sing.

Isaiah 14:31

People near the city gates, cry out! Philistines, be frightened, because a cloud of dust comes from the north. It is an army, full of men ready to fight.

Isaiah 15:8

Crying is heard everywhere in Moab. Their crying is heard as far away as the city Eglaim; it is heard as far away as Beer Elim.

Isaiah 22:1

This is a message about the Valley of Vision: What is wrong with you people? Why are you on your roofs?

Isaiah 28:17

I will use justice as a measuring line and goodness as the standard. The lies you hide behind will be destroyed as if by hail. They will be washed away as if in a flood.

Isaiah 59:19

Then people from the west will fear the Lord, and people from the east will fear his glory. The Lord will come quickly like a fast-flowing river, driven by the breath of the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:14

The Lord said to me, “Disaster will come from the north and strike all the people who live in this country.

Jeremiah 46:12

The nations have heard of your shame, and your cries fill all the earth. One warrior has run into another; both of them have fallen down together!”

Jeremiah 46:13

This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon’s coming to attack Egypt:

Jeremiah 46:20

“Egypt is like a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly is coming from the north to attack her.

Jeremiah 46:24

The people of Egypt will be ashamed. They will be handed over to the enemy from the north.”

Jeremiah 48:39

“Moab is shattered! The people are crying! Moab turns away in shame! People all around her make fun of her. The things that happened fill them with great fear.”

Jeremiah 6:22

This is what the Lord says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is coming from the far sides of the earth.

Jeremiah 8:16

From the land of Dan, the snorting of the enemy’s horses is heard. The ground shakes from the neighing of their large horses. They have come and destroyed the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there.”

Daniel 11:22

He will sweep away in defeat large and powerful armies and even a prince who made an agreement.

Nahum 1:8

But like a rushing flood, he will completely destroy Nineveh; he will chase his enemies until he kills them.

1 Corinthians 10:26

You may eat it, “because the earth belongs to the Lord, and everything in it.”

1 Corinthians 10:28

But if anyone says to you, “That food was offered to idols,” do not eat it. Do not eat it because of that person who told you and because eating it might be thought to be wrong.

James 5:1

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because of the troubles that are coming to you.

Revelation 17:1

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. He said, “Come, and I will show you the punishment that will be given to the great prostitute, the one sitting over many waters.

Revelation 17:15

Then the angel said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, races, nations, and languages.