Jeremiah 21:5-6

21:5 In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength! ¹  21:6 I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, ²  people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.

Jeremiah 50:41

50:41 “Look! An army is about to come from the north.

A mighty nation and many kings ³  are stirring into action

in faraway parts of the earth.

¹ tn Heb “with outstretched hand and with strong arm.” These are, of course, figurative of God’s power and might. He does not literally have hands and arms.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ sn A mighty nation and many kings is an allusion to the Medo-Persian empire and the vassal kings who provided forces for the Medo-Persian armies.