Bible Cross References
Because
Zechariah 1:15
and I am very angry with the nations that enjoy quiet and peace. For while I was holding back my anger against my people, those nations made the sufferings of my people worse.
every
Jeremiah 18:16
They have made this land a thing of horror, to be despised forever. All who pass by will be shocked at what they see; they will shake their heads in amazement.
Jeremiah 19:8
I will bring such terrible destruction on this city that everyone who passes by will be shocked and amazed.
Jeremiah 25:12
After that I will punish Babylonia and its king for their sin. I will destroy that country and leave it in ruins forever.
Jeremiah 49:17
The LORD said, "The destruction that will come on Edom will be so terrible that everyone who passes by will be shocked and terrified.
Jeremiah 51:37
That country will become a pile of ruins where wild animals live. It will be a horrible sight; no one will live there, and all who see it will be terrified.
Job 27:23
The wind howls at them as they run, frightening them with destructive power.
Isaiah 14:4-17
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When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!
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The LORD has ended the power of the evil rulers
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who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered.
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Now at last the whole world enjoys rest and peace, and everyone sings for joy.
8
The cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon rejoice over the fallen king, because there is no one to cut them down, now that he is gone!
9
"The world of the dead is getting ready to welcome the king of Babylon. The ghosts of those who were powerful on earth are stirring about. The ghosts of kings are rising from their thrones.
10
They all call out to him, 'Now you are as weak as we are! You are one of us!
11
You used to be honored with the music of harps, but now here you are in the world of the dead. You lie on a bed of maggots and are covered with a blanket of worms.' "
12
King of Babylon, bright morning star, you have fallen from heaven! In the past you conquered nations, but now you have been thrown to the ground.
13
You were determined to climb up to heaven and to place your throne above the highest stars. You thought you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods assemble.
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You said you would climb to the tops of the clouds and be like the Almighty.
15
But instead, you have been brought down to the deepest part of the world of the dead.
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The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble?
17
Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"
Lamentations 2:15
People passing by the city look at you in scorn. They shake their heads and laugh at Jerusalem's ruins: "Is this that lovely city? Is this the pride of the world?"
Lamentations 2:16
All your enemies mock you and glare at you with hate. They curl their lips and sneer, "We have destroyed it! This is the day we have waited for!"
Habakkuk 2:6-18
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The conquered people will taunt their conquerors and show their scorn for them. They will say, "You take what isn't yours, but you are doomed! How long will you go on getting rich by forcing your debtors to pay up?"
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But before you know it, you that have conquered others will be in debt yourselves and be forced to pay interest. Enemies will come and make you tremble. They will plunder you!
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You have plundered the people of many nations, but now those who have survived will plunder you because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities.
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You are doomed! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have tried to make your own home safe from harm and danger!
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But your schemes have brought shame on your family; by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself.
11
Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry.
12
You are doomed! You founded a city on crime and built it up by murder.
13
The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this.
14
But the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the LORD's glory as the seas are full of water.
15
You are doomed! In your fury you humiliated and disgraced your neighbors; you made them stagger as though they were drunk.
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You in turn will be covered with shame instead of honor. You yourself will drink and stagger. The LORD will make you drink your own cup of punishment, and your honor will be turned to disgrace.
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You have cut down the forests of Lebanon; now you will be cut down. You killed its animals; now animals will terrify you. This will happen because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities.
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What's the use of an idol? It is only something that a human being has made, and it tells you nothing but lies. What good does it do for its maker to trust it---a god that can't even talk!
Zephaniah 2:15
That is what will happen to the city that is so proud of its own power and thinks it is safe. Its people think that their city is the greatest in the world. What a desolate place it will become, a place where wild animals will rest! Everyone who passes by will shrink back in horror.