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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 30:20 continues the promise: children restored and oppressors punished, expanding the restoration to include future generations.

Jeremiah 51:34-37 uses the same 'devour' language and promises God will repay Babylon, making her a desolation.

Jeremiah 50:33-40 details Babylon's complete desolation, mirroring the plunder and prey reversal declared here.

Jeremiah 50:18 confirms God’s pattern of punishing oppressors, using Assyria as precedent for Babylon’s coming judgment.

Jeremiah 50:17 Historical context

Jeremiah 50:17 specifies how Assyria and Babylon 'devoured' Israel, providing the historical backdrop for the reversal promised here.

Jeremiah 50:7-11 identifies Babylon as the chief devourer and declares God will repay them for their arrogance and plunder.

Jeremiah 10:25 calls for God's wrath on nations that devoured Jacob, matching the promise in Jeremiah 30:16 that devourers will be devoured.

Jeremiah 12:14 promises to uproot Israel's wicked neighbors, paralleling the judgment on oppressors described in Jeremiah 30:16.

Jeremiah 25:15-16 depicts God's wrath poured out on nations, aligning with the promise that devourers will be devoured in Jeremiah 30:16.

Revelation 13:10 applies the same lex talionis principle: captors will be captured, slayers slain — echoing the justice that devourers will be devoured.

Exodus 23:22 establishes the covenant principle of God opposing Israel's enemies, which this verse applies in judgment.

Zechariah 2:8 calls Israel the 'apple of His eye' and warns plunderers, directly reinforcing the same promise that those who plunder will be plundered.

Micah 7:10 Parallel

Micah 7:10 shows the enemy who mocked Israel being shamed and trampled, a clear fulfillment of the promise that foes will be devoured.

Lamentations 4:22 directly contrasts Zion's punishment ending with Edom's punishment beginning, fulfilling the turning of tables in Jeremiah 30:16.

Lamentations 1:16 laments the enemy's victory and absence of comfort — the very situation Jeremiah 30:16 promises to overturn.

Psalm 137:8 Parallel

Psalm 137:8 pronounces blessing on those who repay Babylon as she did to Israel, directly echoing this reversal.

Isaiah 14:2 Parallel

Isaiah 14:2 describes Israel plundering their plunderers and ruling over oppressors — a direct parallel to the reversal promised here.

Isaiah 47:6 Parallel

Isaiah 47:6 explains that Babylon showed no mercy to God's people, so they will be devoured — the reason for the reversal in this verse.

Isaiah 33:1 Parallel

Isaiah 33:1 pronounces woe on the destroyer who will be destroyed, mirroring the devourers-being-devoured principle.

Ezekiel 28:26 describes secure dwelling after God judges surrounding nations, mirroring the healing and safety promised in this verse.

Habakkuk 2:8 uses identical language: those who plunder will themselves be plundered, reinforcing the justice theme.

Joel 3:7 Parallel

Joel 3:7 echoes the same principle: God will bring back on enemies the harm they inflicted on Israel.

Isaiah 49:19 promises that those who 'swallowed' Israel will be far away, directly paralleling the devourers-being-devoured theme of restoration.

Ezekiel 25:3-7 pronounces judgment on Ammon for rejoicing over Israel's calamity, echoing Jeremiah's theme that those who devour will be devoured.

Ezekiel 26:2-21 judges Tyre for gloating over Jerusalem, paralleling the promise that plunderers will become plunder.

Ezekiel 35:5 condemns Edom's ancient hostility and betrayal of Israel, directly illustrating the 'devourers' that God will turn upon.

Lamentations 4:21 warns Edom that the cup of judgment will come to them, mirroring God's promise that Israel's devourers will be devoured.

Isaiah 47:5 Parallel

Isaiah 47:5 declares Babylon's fall into darkness and silence, a specific instance of the judgment on devourers Jeremiah describes.

In Zephaniah 2:8, God specifically cites Moab and Ammon's taunts as reason for judgment, echoing the principle that those who mistreat His people will be punished.

Isaiah 41:11 promises shame and confusion for Israel's enemies, aligning with the judgment on devourers in this verse.

Isaiah 54:17 assures that no weapon against Israel will succeed, another expression of enemies being thwarted as in this verse.

Isaiah 41:12 continues the promise that those who war against Israel will be nowhere to be found, similar to the fate of plunderers here.

Zephaniah 3:19 promises God will deal with Israel's oppressors, a similar theme of divine justice.

Zechariah 12:2 depicts Jerusalem as a cup of staggering for attacking nations, showing how God makes enemies recoil — a parallel expression of divine retribution.

Zechariah 14:2 describes Jerusalem being plundered by nations, contrasting with this verse's promise that plunderers themselves will be plundered.

Isaiah 54:15 promises that anyone who stirs strife against Israel will fall, reflecting the same protective reversal.