Deuteronomy 28:49

New International Reader's Version

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away. It will come from the ends of the earth. It will dive down on you like an eagle. You won’t understand that nation’s language.

Cross References

Genesis 11:7

Come on! Let us go down and mix up their language. Then they will not be able to understand one another.”

Psalm 81:5

He gave it as a covenant law for the people of Joseph. It was given when God went out to punish Egypt. There I heard a voice I didn’t recognize.

Proverbs 30:19

The first is the way of an eagle in the sky. The second is the way of a snake on a rock. The third is the way of a ship on the ocean. And the fourth is the way of a man with a young woman.

Isaiah 33:19

You won’t see those proud people anymore. They spoke a strange language. None of us could understand it.

Isaiah 39:3

Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah. Isaiah asked him, “What did those men say? Where did they come from?” “They came from a land far away,” Hezekiah said. “They came to me from Babylon.”

Isaiah 7:18

At that time the Lord will whistle for the Egyptians. They will come like flies from the Nile River in Egypt. He will also whistle for the Assyrians. They will come from their country like bees.

Jeremiah 4:13

Look! Our enemies are approaching like the clouds. Their chariots are coming like a strong wind. Their horses are faster than eagles. How terrible it will be for us! We’ll be destroyed!

Jeremiah 48:40

The Lord says, “Look! Nebuchadnezzar is like an eagle diving down. He is spreading his wings over Moab.

Jeremiah 49:22

Look! An enemy is coming. It’s like an eagle diving down. It will spread its wings over Bozrah. At that time the hearts of Edom’s soldiers will tremble in fear. They’ll be like the heart of a woman having a baby.

Lamentations 4:19

Those who were hunting us down were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains. They hid and waited for us in the desert.

Ezekiel 11:9

‘I will drive you out of the city. I will hand you over to outsiders. And I will punish you.

Ezekiel 17:12

“These people refuse to obey me. Ask them, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Nebuchadnezzar went to Jerusalem. He was the king of Babylon. He carried off King Jehoiachin and the nobles. He brought them back with him to the city of Babylon.

Ezekiel 17:3

Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “A great eagle came to the city of ‘Lebanon.’ It had powerful wings and a lot of long feathers. The feathers were colorful and beautiful. The eagle landed in the top of a cedar tree.

Ezekiel 3:6

You are not being sent to many nations whose people speak other languages that are hard to learn. You would not be able to understand them. Suppose I had sent you to them. Then they certainly would have listened to you.

Daniel 7:4

“The first animal was like a lion. It had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off. Then it was lifted up from the ground. It stood on two feet like a human being. And the mind of a human being was given to it.

Daniel 9:26

After the 62 ‘weeks,’ the Anointed King will be put to death. His followers will desert him. And everything he has will be taken away from him. The army of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the temple. The end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. The Lord has ordered that many places be destroyed.

Hosea 8:1

The Lord said to me, “Put a trumpet to your lips! Give a warning to my people! Assyria is like an eagle. It is ready to attack my land. My people have broken the covenant I made with them. They have refused to obey my law.

Numbers 24:24

Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will bring Ashur and Eber under their control. But they themselves will also be destroyed.”

Matthew 24:28

The vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.

1 Corinthians 14:21

In the law it is written, “With unfamiliar languages and through the lips of outsiders I will speak to these people. But even then they will not listen to me.” (Isaiah 28:11,12) That is what the Lord says.