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Jeremiah 21:13

Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”

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ASV

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

KJV

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
אֵלַ֜יִךְ'e.La.yikh[am] against youH413 →
יֹשֶׁ֧בֶתyo.She.vetO inhabitant ofH3427 →
הָעֵ֛מֶקha.'E.mekthe valleyH6010 →
צ֥וּרtzurO rock ofH6697 →
הַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.Shorthe plainH4334 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimO those[who] sayH559 →
מִֽי־mi-who?H4310 →
יֵחַ֣תye.Chatwill he come downH5181 →
עָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon usH5921 →
וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H4310 →
יָב֖וֹאya.Vo'will he comeH935 →
בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃bim.'o.no.Tei.nuin hiding places ourH4585 →

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Lamentations 4:12The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.Nahum 2:13“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”Obadiah 1:3–4The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’Ezekiel 13:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.Ezekiel 21:3and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.Psalms 125:2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.Jeremiah 23:30–32“Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.”Jeremiah 49:4–5Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”Jeremiah 50:31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.Jeremiah 49:4Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’Ezekiel 34:10This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.’Isaiah 22:1This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,Jeremiah 21:5And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.Jeremiah 49:16The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.2 Samuel 5:6–7Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”Jeremiah 10:17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.Ezekiel 5:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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