Verse 19

The cities of the Negev are shut tight, with no one to open them. All Judah has been carried into exile—completely taken away.

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  • Jer 52:27 : 27 The king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was taken into exile from its land.
  • Jer 52:30 : 30 and in his twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, exiled 745 Jews. In total, 4,600 people were taken away.
  • Jer 39:9 : 9 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him, and the rest of the population.
  • Deut 28:52 : 52 They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until your high fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down. They will besiege all the cities in the land the LORD your God has given you.
  • 2 Kgs 25:21 : 21 The king of Babylon struck them down and executed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile away from its land.
  • Job 12:14 : 14 "What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be set free."
  • Jer 17:26 : 26 People will come from the cities of Judah and the areas surrounding Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, the western foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, incense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
  • Jer 20:4 : 4 For this is what the LORD says: 'I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies while you watch, and I will hand all Judah over to the king of Babylon, who will take them captive to Babylon or kill them by the sword.
  • Jer 33:13 : 13 In the towns of the hill country, the western foothills, and the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the Lord.
  • Deut 28:64-68 : 64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. 65 Among those nations, you will find no peace, and no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. 66 Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be filled with fear night and day, and you will not be sure of your life. 67 In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’ because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights your eyes will see. 68 The LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships, in the way I said you would never see again. There, you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.
  • Lev 26:31-33 : 31 I will lay your cities in ruins, make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will no longer smell the pleasing aroma of your offerings. 32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it. 33 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you. Your land will be desolate and your cities will lie in ruins.
  • Deut 28:15 : 15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.