Jeremiah 26:9
26:9 How dare you claim the
Lord’s authority to prophesy such things! How dare you claim his authority to prophesy that this temple will become like Shiloh and that this city will become an uninhabited ruin!”
Then all the people crowded around Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 33:10
33:10 “I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, “It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.
Jeremiah 36:30
36:30 So the
Lord says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, “None of his line will occupy the throne of David.
His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night.
Jeremiah 38:7
An Ethiopian Official Rescues Jeremiah from the Cistern
38:7 An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. While the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,
Jeremiah 44:2
44:2 “The
Lord God of Israel who rules over all
says, ‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem
and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.
Jeremiah 44:22
44:22 Finally the
Lord could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses.
Jeremiah 47:2
47:2 “Look! Enemies are gathering in the north like water rising in a river.
They will be like an overflowing stream.
They will overwhelm the whole country and everything in it like a flood.
They will overwhelm the cities and their inhabitants.
People will cry out in alarm.
Everyone living in the country will cry out in pain.
Jeremiah 50:3
50:3 For a nation from the north will attack Babylon.
It will lay her land waste.
People and animals will flee out of it.
No one will inhabit it.’
Jeremiah 51:62
51:62 Then say, ‘O
Lord, you have announced that you will destroy this place so that no people or animals live in it any longer. Certainly it will lie desolate forever!’