Cross references

Jeremiah 6:23

They grasp the bow and spear;

they are cruel and merciless.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride upon horses,

lined up like men in formation

against you, O Daughter of Zion.”

Jeremiah 6:23 BSB
  1. a Or javelin

Jeremiah 6:23 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 13:18 (7 votes) and Jeremiah 50:42 (3 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Deuteronomy 28 to Luke 21.

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Which verses does Jeremiah 6:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.

  2. They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

  3. He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. …

  4. I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

  5. Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

  6. Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.

  7. Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.

  8. All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.

  9. Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side— the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. …

  10. For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. …

Which verses point to Jeremiah 6:23?

The 10 strongest of 19.