Jeremiah 21:14
And I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
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2 Chronicles 36:19And he burnt the house of the Lord, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt its palaces with fire, and utterly destroyed every beautiful vessel.
Proverbs 12:14The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.
Isaiah 10:12And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have finished doing all things on mount Sion and Jerusalem, that I will visit upon the + 10:12 Gr. great mind.proud heart, even upon the ruler of the Assyrians, and upon the boastful haughtiness of his eyes.
Isaiah 24:21And God shall bring his hand upon the host of heaven, and upon the kings of the earth.
Isaiah 37:24For thou hast reproached the Lord by messengers; for thou hast said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have + 37:24 Gr. cut.cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:
Jeremiah 6:29The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:9-14
Answer to Zedekiah's Message; Advice to the King and the People. ( b. c. 590.) 8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →