Verse 1

This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.

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  • Jer 1:10 : 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.
  • Jer 4:7 : 7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.
  • Jer 25:15-38 : 15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: 'Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.' 16 They will drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I am sending among them. 17 So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent me drink it. 18 Jerusalem, the towns of Judah, its kings, and officials, to make them a ruin, a desolation, an object of hissing and cursing, as they are today. 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people. 20 All the mixed peoples and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the Philistine cities: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod. 21 Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon. 22 All the kings of Tyre and all the kings of Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea. 23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who clip the corners of their hair. 24 All the kings of Arabia and the kings of the mixed peoples who live in the desert. 25 All the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media. 26 And all the kings of the north, near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after them, the king of Sheshach will drink. 27 Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.' 28 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, tell them, 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: You must drink it!' 29 For behold, I am bringing disaster on the city that bears my name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts. 30 Therefore, you are to prophesy all these words to them and tell them: 'The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy dwelling. He will roar mightily against His pasture; He will shout like those who tread grapes, shouting aloud against all the inhabitants of the earth.' 31 The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD has a case against the nations. He will bring judgment on all mankind and hand over the wicked to the sword,' declares the LORD. 32 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a great storm is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.' 33 On that day, those slain by the LORD will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried; they will be like dung lying on the ground. 34 Weep and wail, you shepherds, cry out! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock, for your time to be slaughtered has come. You will fall like a precious vessel. 35 The shepherds will have no refuge, and the leaders of the flock will find no escape. 36 Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture. 37 The peaceful pastures will be silent because of the LORD's fierce anger. 38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.
  • Zech 2:8 : 8 He said to him, 'Run and tell that young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited as a city without walls because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.'
  • Rom 3:29 : 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles too.
  • Gen 10:5 : 5 From these, the coastland peoples spread out into their lands, each according to his language, family, and nation.
  • Num 23:9 : 9 For from the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them; they are a people who live apart and do not consider themselves among the nations.