Jeremiah 5:16

New International Reader's Version

The bags they carry their arrows in are like an open grave. All their soldiers are mighty.

Cross References

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouths can be trusted. Their hearts are filled with a desire to hurt others. Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.

Isaiah 13:18

Instead, they will use their bows and arrows to strike down the young men. They won’t even show any mercy to babies. They won’t take pity on children.

Isaiah 5:28

The enemies’ arrows are sharp. All their bows are ready. The hooves of their horses are as hard as rock. Their chariot wheels turn like a twister.

Jeremiah 6:22

The Lord says to Jerusalem, “Look! An army is coming from the land of the north. I am stirring up a great nation. Its army is coming from a land that is very far away.

Jeremiah 6:23

Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are mean. They do not show any mercy at all. They come riding in on their horses. They sound like the roaring ocean. They are lined up for battle. They are marching out to attack you, city of Zion.”

Lamentations 3:13

The arrows from his bag have gone through my heart.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.” (Psalm 5:9) “The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.” (Psalm 140:3)