Jeremiah 6:25

New International Reader's Version

Don’t go out to the fields. Don’t walk on the roads. Our enemies have swords. And there is terror on every side.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:5

In those days it wasn’t safe to travel around. The people who lived in all the areas of the land were having a lot of trouble.

Job 18:11

Terrors alarm them on every side. They follow them every step of the way.

Psalm 31:13

I hear many people whispering, “There is terror all around him!” Many have joined together against me. They plan to kill me.

Isaiah 1:20

But if you are not willing to obey me, you will be killed by swords.” The Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 14:18

Suppose I go into the country. Then I see people who have been killed by swords. Or suppose I go into the city. Then I see people who have died of hunger. Prophet and priest alike have gone to a land they hadn’t known about before.’ ”

Jeremiah 20:10

I hear many people whispering, “There is terror on every side! Bring charges against Jeremiah! Let’s bring charges against him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip. They are saying, “Perhaps he will be tricked into making a mistake. Then we’ll win out over him. We’ll get even with him.”

Jeremiah 30:5

“I am the Lord. I say, “ ‘Cries of fear are heard. There is terror. There isn’t any peace.

Jeremiah 4:10

Then I said, “You are my Lord and King. You have completely tricked the people of Judah and Jerusalem! You have told them, ‘You will have peace and rest.’ But swords are pointed at our throats!”

Jeremiah 4:5

“Announce my message in Judah. Tell it in Jerusalem. Say, ‘Blow trumpets all through the land!’ Give a loud shout and say, ‘Gather together! Let’s run to cities that have high walls around them!’

Jeremiah 46:5

What do I see? The Egyptians are terrified. They are pulling back. Their soldiers are losing. They run away as fast as they can. They do not look back. There is terror on every side,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 49:29

Their tents and flocks will be taken away from them. Their tents will be carried off. All their goods and camels will be stolen. People will shout to them, ‘There is terror on every side!’

Jeremiah 49:5

I will bring terror on you. It will come from all those around you,” announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all. “Every one of you will be driven away. No one will bring back those who escape.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we sitting here? Let’s gather together! Let’s run to the cities that have high walls around them! Let’s die there! The Lord our God has sentenced us to death. He has given us poisoned water to drink. That’s because we’ve sinned against him.

Jeremiah 8:15

We hoped peace would come. But nothing good has happened to us. We hoped we would finally be healed. But there is only terror.

Lamentations 2:22

“You sent for terrors to come against me on every side. It was as if you were inviting people to enjoy a feast day. Because you were angry, no one escaped. No one was left alive. I took good care of my children and brought them up. But my enemies have destroyed them.”

Ezekiel 21:17

I too will clap my hands. I won’t be so angry anymore. I have spoken. I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 7:18

They will put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. They will put on terror as if it were their clothes. Every face will be covered with shame. Every head will be shaved.

Luke 19:43

The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side.