Bible Cross References
sworn
Jeremiah 49:13
I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Amos 6:8
The Sovereign LORD Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."
Hebrews 6:13
When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own name when he made his vow.
as with
Jeremiah 46:23
and destroying a thick forest. Their soldiers are too many to count; they outnumber the locusts.
Judges 6:5
They would come with their livestock and tents, as thick as locusts. They and their camels were too many to count. They came and devastated the land,
Joel 1:4-7
4
Swarm after swarm of locusts settled on the crops; what one swarm left, the next swarm devoured.
5
Wake up and weep, you drunkards; cry, you wine-drinkers; the grapes for making new wine have been destroyed.
6
An army of locusts has attacked our land; they are powerful and too many to count; their teeth are as sharp as those of a lion.
7
They have destroyed our grapevines and chewed up our fig trees. They have stripped off the bark, till the branches are white.
Joel 2:3
Like fire they eat up the plants. In front of them the land is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them it is a barren desert. Nothing escapes them.
Joel 2:4
They look like horses; they run like war-horses.
Joel 2:25
I will give you back what you lost in the years when swarms of locusts ate your crops. It was I who sent this army against you.
Nahum 3:15-17
15
No matter what you do, you will still be burned to death or killed in battle. You will be wiped out like crops eaten up by locusts. You multiplied like locusts!
16
You produced more merchants than there are stars in the sky! But now they are gone, like locusts that spread their wings and fly away.
17
Your officials are like a swarm of locusts that stay in the walls on a cold day. But when the sun comes out, they fly away, and no one knows where they have gone!
lift up
Jeremiah 50:15
Raise the war cry all around the city! Now Babylon has surrendered. Its walls have been broken through and torn down. I am taking my revenge on the Babylonians. So take your revenge on them, and treat them as they have treated others.