Jeremiah 30:16
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 30 connects to 10 cross-references. The Book of Consolation begins: God will restore Israel and Judah from captivity. Jacob's distress is unlike any other but they will be saved from it. Their wounds are incurable from human treatment but God will restore health and heal …
Other Translations
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
Therefore all consuming thee are consumed, And all thine adversaries--all of them--Into captivity do go, And thy spoilers have been for a spoil, And all thy plunderers I give up to plunder.
For this cause, all those who take you for their food will themselves become your food; and all your attackers, every one of them, will be taken prisoners; and those who send destruction on you will come to destruction; and all those who take away your goods by force will undergo the same themselves.
Cross References
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou …
Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy …
I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew …
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, …
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee …
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they …
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! …
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them …
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he …