Jeremiah 49:31

New International Reader's Version

“Armies of Babylon, prepare for battle. Attack a nation that feels secure. Its people do not have any worries,” announces the Lord. “That nation does not have gates or bars that lock them. Its people live far from danger.

Cross References

Psalm 123:4

We have had to put up with a lot from those who are proud. They were always laughing at us.

Psalm 73:12

Here is what sinful people are like. They don’t have a care in the world. They keep getting richer and richer.

Isaiah 32:11

So tremble, you contented women. Tremble with fear, you who feel so secure. Take off your fine clothes. Wrap yourselves in rags.

Isaiah 32:9

You women who are so contented, pay attention to me. You who feel so secure, listen to what I have to say.

Isaiah 42:11

Let the desert and its towns raise their voices. Let those who live in the settlements of Kedar be glad. Let the people of Sela sing for joy. Let them shout from the tops of the mountains.

Isaiah 47:8

“So listen, you who love pleasure. You think you are safe and secure. You say to yourself, ‘I am like a god. No one is greater than I am. I’ll never be a widow. And my children will never be taken away from me.’

Jeremiah 48:11

“Moab has been at peace and rest from its earliest days. It is like wine that has not been shaken up. It has not been poured from one jar to another. Moab’s people have not been taken away from their land. They are like wine that tastes as it always did. Its smell has not changed at all.

Ezekiel 30:9

“At that time I will send messengers out in ships. They will terrify the people of Cush who are so contented. Cush will suffer greatly when Egypt falls. And you can be sure it will fall.”

Ezekiel 38:11

You will say, ‘I will march out against a land whose villages don’t have walls around them. I’ll attack those peaceful people. I’ll do this when they aren’t expecting it. None of their villages has walls or gates with metal bars on them.

Ezekiel 39:6

“I will send fire on the land of Magog. It will burn up the people who live in safety on the coast. So they will know that I am the Lord.

Micah 7:14

Lord, be like a shepherd to your people. Take good care of them. They are your flock. They live by themselves in the safety of a forest. Rich grasslands are all around them. Let them eat grass in Bashan and Gilead just as they did long ago.

Nahum 1:12

The Lord says, “His army has many soldiers. Other nations are helping them. But they will be destroyed and pass away. Judah, I punished you. But I will not do it anymore.

Zephaniah 2:15

Nineveh was a carefree city. It lived in safety. It said to itself, “I am the one! No one is greater than I am.” But it has been destroyed. Wild animals make their home there. All those who pass by laugh and shake their fists at it.

Numbers 23:9

I see them from the rocky peaks. I view them from the hills. I see a group of people who live by themselves. They don’t consider themselves to be one of the nations.

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety. Jacob will live secure in a land that has grain and fresh wine. There the heavens drop their dew.