Jeremiah 6:6

New Living Translation

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “Cut down the trees for battering rams. Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, for she is wicked through and through.

Cross References

Isaiah 37:33

“And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: “‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem. They will not even shoot an arrow at it. They will not march outside its gates with their shields nor build banks of earth against its walls.

Jeremiah 20:8

When I speak, the words burst out. “Violence and destruction!” I shout. So these messages from the Lord have made me a household joke.

Jeremiah 22:17

“But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”

Jeremiah 32:24

“See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said.

Jeremiah 32:31

“From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it.

Jeremiah 33:4

For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king’s palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy.

Jeremiah 39:1

In January of the ninth year of King Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with his entire army to besiege Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 5:29

Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

Jeremiah 5:9

Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

Ezekiel 4:2

Show the city under siege. Build a wall around it so no one can escape. Set up the enemy camp, and surround the city with siege ramps and battering rams.

Ezekiel 5:5

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is an illustration of what will happen to Jerusalem. I placed her at the center of the nations,

Daniel 11:15

Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. The best troops of the south will not be able to stand in the face of the onslaught.

Zephaniah 3:1

What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime!

Luke 19:43

Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.