Jeremiah 50:24
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 50 connects to 10 cross-references. The great oracle against Babylon begins: the city will be captured and its idols put to shame. Israel will seek the Lord and join an everlasting covenant. God has stirred up a great assemblage of nations from the north against …
Other Translations
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.
I have laid a snare for thee, And also--thou art captured, O Babylon, And thou--thou hast known, Thou hast been found, and also art caught, For against Jehovah thou hast stirred thyself up.
I have put a net for you, and you have been taken, O Babylon, without your knowledge: you have been uncovered and taken because you were fighting against the Lord.
Cross References
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, …
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the …
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that …
And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the …
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: …
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep …