Jeremiah 9:16

9:16 I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors ¹  have known anything about. I will send people chasing after them with swords ²  until I have destroyed them.’” ³ 

Jeremiah 18:13

18:13 Therefore, the Lord says,

“Ask the people of other nations

whether they have heard of anything like this.

Israel should have been like a virgin.

But she has done something utterly revolting!

Jeremiah 25:31

25:31 The sounds of battle ⁴  will resound to the ends of the earth.

For the Lord will bring charges against the nations. ⁵ 

He will pass judgment on all humankind

and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ ⁶ 

The Lord so affirms it! ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

² tn Heb “I will send the sword after them.” The sword here is probably not completely literal but refers to death by violent means, including death by the sword.

³ sn He will destroy them but not completely. See Jer 5:18; 30:11; 46:28.

⁴ tn For the use of this word see Amos 2:2; Hos 10:14; Ps 74:23. See also the usage in Isa 66:6 which is very similar to the metaphorical usage here.

⁵ tn Heb “the Lord has a lawsuit against the nations.” For usage of the term see Hos 4:1; Mic 6:2, and compare the usage of the related verb in Jer 2:9; 12:1.

⁶ tn Heb “give the wicked over to the sword.”

⁷ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”