Jeremiah 51:36

New International Reader's Version

So the Lord says, “I will stand up for you. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they did to you. I will dry up their water supply. I will make their springs run dry.

Cross References

Psalm 107:33

He turned rivers into a desert. He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.

Psalm 140:12

I know that the Lord makes sure that poor people are treated fairly. He stands up for those who are in need.

Proverbs 22:23

The Lord will stand up for them in court. He will require the lives of people who have taken the lives of those in need.

Proverbs 23:11

That’s because the God who guards them is strong. He will stand up for them in court against you.

Isaiah 19:5

The waters of the Nile River will dry up. The bottom of it will be cracked and dry.

Isaiah 43:14

The Lord sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He says, “People of Israel, I will send an army to Babylon to save you. I will cause all the Babylonians to run away. They will try to escape in the ships they were so proud of.

Isaiah 44:27

I say to the deep waters, ‘Dry up. Let your streams become dry.’

Jeremiah 50:38

There will not be any rain for their rivers. So they will dry up. Those things will happen because their land is full of statues of gods. Those gods will go crazy with terror.

Jeremiah 51:11

“I have stirred up you kings of the Medes. So sharpen your arrows! Get your shields! I plan to destroy Babylon. I will pay the Babylonians back. They have destroyed my temple.

Jeremiah 51:6

“People of Judah, run away from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of the sins of its people. It is time for me to pay them back. I will punish them for what they have done.

Ezekiel 25:14

I will use my people Israel to pay Edom back. They will punish Edom because my anger against it is great. They will know how I pay back my enemies,” announces the Lord and King.

Hosea 13:15

Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.

Romans 12:19

My dear friends, don’t try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written, “I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back,” (Deuteronomy 32:35) says the Lord.

Deuteronomy 32:35

I punish people. I will pay them back. The time will come when their feet will slip. Their day of trouble is near. Very soon they will be destroyed.”

Deuteronomy 32:43

You nations, be full of joy. Be joyful together with God’s people. The Lord will get even with his enemies. He will pay them back for killing those who serve him. He will wipe away the sin of his land and people.

Revelation 16:12

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.