1 God calls Israel by his promise
3 He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments
19 A grievous lamentation for Judah

wilt return Jer 4:4 3:12,22

return Jer 3:1,14 Isa 31:6 Ho 7:16 14:1 Joe 2:12

put away Ge 35:2 De 27:15 Jos 24:14 Jud 10:16 1Sa 7:3 2Ki 23:13,24 2Ch 15:8 Eze 11:18 18:13 20:7,8 43:9 Ho 2:2 Eph 4:22-31

then shalt Jer 15:4 22:3-5 24:9 25:5 36:3 2Ch 33:8

2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

shalt swear Jer 5:2 De 10:20 Isa 45:23 48:1,2 65:16

in truth Jer 9:24 1Ki 3:6 Ps 99:4 Ho 2:19 Zec 8:8

and the nations Ge 22:18 Ps 72:17 Isa 65:16 Ga 3:8

and in him Jer 9:24 Isa 45:25 1Co 1:31 2Co 10:17 Php 3:3

3 For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

break Ge 3:18 Ho 10:12 Mt 13:7,22 Mr 4:7,18,19 Lu 8:7,14 Ga 6:7,8

4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

take Jer 9:26 De 10:16 30:6 Eze 18:31 Ro 2:28,29 Col 2:11

lest Jer 21:5,12 23:19 36:7 Le 26:28 De 32:22 Isa 30:27,28 51:17 La 4:11 Eze 5:13-15 6:12 8:18 16:38 20:33,47,48 21:17 24:8,13 Am 5:6 Zep 2:2 Mr 9:43-50

5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.

declare ye Jer 5:20 9:12 11:2

blow Jer 6:1 Eze 33:2-6 Ho 8:1 Am 3:6,8

Assemble Jer 8:14 35:11 Jos 10:20

6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

the standard Jer 4:21 50:2 51:12,27 Isa 62:10

retire. or, strengthen. for I will Jer 1:13-15 6:1,22 21:7 25:9

and a great Jer 50:22 51:54

destruction. Heb. breaking Zep 1:10

7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

lion Jer 5:6 25:38 49:19 50:17,44 2Ki 24:1 25:1 Da 7:4

destroyer Jer 25:9 27:8 Eze 21:19-21 26:7-10 30:10,11 Da 5:19

to Jer 2:15 9:11 26:9 33:10 34:22 Isa 1:7 5:9 6:11

8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.

gird Jer 6:26 Isa 15:3 22:12 32:11 Joe 2:12,13 Am 8:10

howl Jer 48:20 Isa 13:6 15:2,3 Eze 21:12 30:2

the Isa 5:25 9:12,17,21 10:4

9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

that the heart Jer 39:4,5 52:7 1Sa 25:37,38 2Ki 25:4 Ps 102:4 Isa 19:3,11,12,16 21:3,4 22:3-5

and the priests Jer 5:31 6:13,14 37:19 Isa 29:9,10 Eze 13:9-16 Ac 13:41

10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

ah Jer 1:6 14:13 32:17 Eze 11:13

surely Jer 14:13,14 1Ki 22:20-23 Isa 63:17 Eze 14:9,10 Ro 1:24,26,28 2Th 2:9-12

ye shall have Jer 5:12 6:14 8:11 23:17 Isa 30:10 37:35

the sword Jer 4:18 Ex 9:14 La 2:21

11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,

a Jer 23:19 30:23,24 51:1 Isa 27:8 64:6 Eze 17:10 19:12 Ho 13:3,15

daughter Jer 8:19 9:1,7 14:17 Isa 22:4 La 2:11 3:48 4:3,6,10

not Jer 51:2 Isa 41:16 Mt 3:12 Lu 3:17

12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

a full wind from those. or, a fuller wind than those. give sentence. Heb. utter judgments Jer 1:16 Eze 5:8 6:11-13 7:8,9

13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

behold Isa 13:5 19:1 Na 1:3 Mt 24:30 Re 1:7

his chariots Isa 5:28 66:15 Na 2:3,4

his horses De 28:49 La 4:19 Da 7:4 Ho 8:1 Hab 1:8

woe Jer 4:31 10:19

14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

wash Isa 1:16-19 55:7 Eze 18:31 Mt 12:33 15:19,20 23:26,27 Lu 11:39 Jas 4:8

how long Jer 13:27 Ps 66:18 119:113 Pr 1:22 Ac 8:22 Ro 1:21 1Co 3:20

15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

a voice. 6:1 8:16 Jud 18:29 20:1

mount Ephraim. Jos 17:15 20:7

16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

ye. 6:18 31:10 50:2 Isa 34:1

watchers. 17 5:6 16:6 39:1

from. 5:15 De 28:49-52 Isa 39:3

give out. 2:15 Eze 21:22

17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

keepers. 6:2,3 2Ki 25:1-4 Isa 1:8 Lu 19:43,44 21:29-24

because. 5:23 Ne 9:26,30 Isa 1:20-23 30:9 La 1:8,18 Eze 2:3-7 Da 9:7

18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

Thy way. 2:17,19 5:19 6:19 26:19 Job 20:5-16 Ps 107:17 Pr 1:31 5:22 Isa 50:1

it reacheth. 10

19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

My bowels. 9:1,10 13:17 14:17,18 23:9 48:31,32 Ps 119:53,136 Isa 15:5 Isa 16:11 21:3 22:4 La 1:16 2:11 3:48-51 Da 7:15,28 8:27 Hab 3:16 Lu 19:41,42 Ro 9:2,3 10:1 Ga 4:19

my very. Heb. the walls of my. O my. Ge 49:6 Jud 5:21 Ps 16:2 42:5,6 103:1 116:7 146:1

sound. 5,21 Am 3:6 Zep 1:15,16

20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

upon destruction. 6 17:18 Le 26:18,21,24,28 Ps 42:7 Isa 13:6 La 3:47 Eze 7:25,26 14:21 Joe 1:15 Mt 10:28 2Th 1:9

suddenly. 10:19,20 Isa 33:20 54:2 La 2:6-9 Hab 3:7

in. Ex 33:5 Nu 16:21,45 Ps 72:19 Isa 47:9

21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

How long. 14

shall I. 5,6,19 6:1 2Ch 35:25 36:3,6,7,10,17

22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

For my. 5:4,21 8:7-9 De 32:6,28 Ps 14:1-4 Isa 1:3 6:9,10 27:11 Ps 49:10-12 Jer 42:19,20 Ho 4:1,6 Mt 23:16-26 Ro 1:22 3:11

they have. Ho 5:4 Joh 16:3 Ro 1:28 1Co 1:20,21

they are wise. 2Sa 13:3 16:21-23 Mic 2:1 Lu 16:8 Ro 16:19 1Co 14:20

23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

the earth. 9:10 Ge 1:2 Isa 24:19-23 Re 20:11

the heavens. Isa 5:30 13:10 Eze 32:7,8 Joe 2:10,30,31 3:15,16 Am 8:9 Mt 24:29,35 Mr 13:25,25 Lu 21:25,26 Ac 2:19,20

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

mountains. 8:16 10:10 Jud 5:4,5 1Ki 19:11 Ps 18:7 77:18 97:4 114:4-7 Isa 5:25 Eze 38:20 Mic 1:4 Na 1:5,6 Hab 3:6,10

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

there was no man. Ho 4:3 Zep 1:2,3

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

the fruitful. 12:4 14:2-6 De 29:23-28 Ps 76:7 107:34 Isa 5:9,10 7:20-25 Mic 3:12

27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

The. 7 7:34 12:11 18:16 2Ch 36:21 Isa 6:11,12 24:1,3-12 Eze 6:14 33:28

yet. 5:10,18 30:11 46:28 Le 26:44 Isa 24:12,13 Eze 11:13 Am 9:8,9 Ro 9:27-29 11:1-7

28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

the earth. 23-26 12:4 23:10 Isa 24:4 33:8,9 Ho 4:3 Joe 1:10

the heavens. Isa 5:30 34:4 50:3 Joe 2:30,31 Mt 27:45 Mr 15:33 Lu 23:44 Re 6:12

because. 7:16 14:11,12 15:1-9 Nu 23:19 1Sa 15:29 Isa 14:24-27 Isa 46:10,11 Eze 24:14 Ho 13:14 Eph 1:9,11 Heb 7:21

29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

shall flee. 39:4-6 52:7 2Ki 25:4-7 Isa 30:17 Am 9:1

they shall go. 1Sa 13:6 2Ch 33:11 Isa 2:19-21 Lu 23:30 Re 6:15-17

every. 27

30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

And when. 5:31 13:21 Isa 10:3 20:6 33:14 Heb 2:3

though. Eze 23:40,41 28:9,13 Re 17:4

face. Heb. eyes. 2Ki 9:30

in vain. 22:20-22 La 1:2,19 4:17 Eze 16:36-41 23:9,10,22-24,28,29 Re 17:2,13,16-18

31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

I have heard. 6:24 13:21 22:23 30:6 48:41 49:22,24 50:43 Isa 13:8 21:3 Ho 13:13 1Th 5:3

the voice. 6:2,23 Mt 21:5

spreadeth. Isa 1:15 La 1:17

woe. 10:19 15:18 45:2 Ps 120:5 Isa 6:5 Mic 7:1 1Co 9:16

for my. Ge 27:46 Job 10:1

because. 14:18 18:21 La 1:20 2:21 Eze 9:5,6 23:46,47