Jeremiah 18:17
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 18 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah visits the potter's house and sees the potter rework a marred vessel. God can do the same with nations: what he decrees can be changed by repentance or undone by sin. The people plot against Jeremiah and he calls …
Other Translations
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
As an east wind I scatter them before an enemy, The neck, and not the face, I shew them, In the day of their calamity.'
I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.
Cross References
The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and …
And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; …
Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide …
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is …
Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.