Bible Cross References
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Jeremiah 4:6
Point the way to Zion! Run for safety! Don't delay! The LORD is bringing disaster and great destruction from the north.
Jeremiah 4:7
Like a lion coming from its hiding place, a destroyer of nations has set out. He is coming to destroy Judah. The cities of Judah will be left in ruins, and no one will live in them.
Jeremiah 5:15
People of Israel, the LORD is bringing a nation from far away to attack you. It is a strong and ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know.
Jeremiah 50:20-23
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When that time comes, no sin will be found in Israel and no wickedness in Judah, because I will forgive those people whose lives I have spared. I, the LORD, have spoken."
21
The LORD says, "Attack the people of Merathaim and of Pekod. Kill and destroy them. Do everything I command you. I, the LORD, have spoken.
22
The noise of battle is heard in the land, and there is great destruction.
23
Babylonia hammered the whole world to pieces, and now that hammer is shattered! All the nations are shocked at what has happened to that country.
Isaiah 10:3-7
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What will you do when God punishes you? What will you do when he brings disaster on you from a distant country? Where will you run to find help? Where will you hide your wealth?
4
You will be killed in battle or dragged off as prisoners. Yet even so the LORD's anger will not be ended; his hand will still be stretched out to punish.
5
The LORD said, "Assyria! I use Assyria like a club to punish those with whom I am angry.
6
I sent Assyria to attack a godless nation, people who have made me angry. I sent them to loot and steal and trample the people like dirt in the streets."
7
But the Assyrian emperor has his own violent plans in mind. He is determined to destroy many nations.
Isaiah 13:3-5
3
The LORD has called out his proud and confident soldiers to fight a holy war and punish those he is angry with.
4
Listen to the noise on the mountains---the sound of a great crowd of people, the sound of nations and kingdoms gathering. The LORD of Armies is preparing his troops for battle.
5
They are coming from far-off countries at the ends of the earth. In his anger the LORD is coming to devastate the whole country.
Isaiah 54:16
"I create the blacksmith, who builds a fire and forges weapons. I also create the soldier, who uses the weapons to kill.
Isaiah 54:17
But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory." The LORD has spoken.
Ezekiel 9:1-7
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Then I heard God shout, "Come here, you men who are going to punish the city. Bring your weapons with you."
2
At once six men came from the outer north gate of the Temple, each one carrying a weapon. With them was a man dressed in linen clothes, carrying something to write with. They all came and stood by the bronze altar.
3
Then the dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel rose up from the winged creatures where it had been, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. The LORD called to the man dressed in linen,
4
"Go through the whole city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the forehead of everyone who is distressed and troubled because of all the disgusting things being done in the city."
5
And I heard God say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill. Spare no one; have mercy on no one.
6
Kill the old men, young men, young women, mothers, and children. But don't touch anyone who has the mark on his forehead. Start here at my Temple." So they began with the leaders who were standing there at the Temple.
7
God said to them, "Defile the Temple. Fill its courtyards with corpses. Get to work!" So they began to kill the people in the city.
Matthew 22:7
The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.
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Jeremiah 21:14
But I will punish you for what you have done. I will set your palace on fire, and the fire will burn down everything around it. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Isaiah 10:33
The LORD Almighty will bring them crashing down like branches cut off a tree. The proudest and highest of them will be cut down and humiliated.
Isaiah 10:34
The LORD will cut them down as trees in the heart of the forest are cut down with an ax, as even the finest trees of Lebanon fall!
Isaiah 27:10
The fortified city lies in ruins. It is deserted like an empty wilderness. It has become a pasture for cattle, where they can rest and graze.
Isaiah 27:11
The branches of the trees are withered and broken, and women gather them for firewood. Because the people have understood nothing, God their Creator will not pity them or show them any mercy.
Isaiah 37:24
You sent your servants to boast to me that with all your chariots you had conquered the highest mountains of Lebanon. You boasted that there you cut down the tallest cedars and the finest cypress trees, and that you reached the deepest parts of the forests.
Zechariah 11:1
Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire can burn down your cedar trees!