Jeremiah 49:25

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“How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?”

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BSBPD

“How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“How is it not left--the city of praise, The city of my joy!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 49:25 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
  2. Isaiah 1:26I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
  3. Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
  4. Jeremiah 33:9So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
  5. Jeremiah 48:2There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
  6. Jeremiah 48:39“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
  7. Jeremiah 51:41How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
  8. Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
  9. Revelation 18:10In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
  10. Revelation 18:16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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