Jeremiah 49:16

Revised Version 1885

As for thy terribleness, the pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD;

Cross References

2 Kings 14:7

He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.

Job 39:27

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high?

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction, And an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride shall bring him low: But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honour.

Song of Solomon 2:14

O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice: For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Isaiah 10:14

and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

Isaiah 2:21

to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

Isaiah 49:25

But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

Jeremiah 48:14

How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?

Jeremiah 49:15

For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and despised among men.

Jeremiah 50:29

Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; camp against her round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:53

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

Amos 9:2

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

Malachi 1:3

but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.