Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 4:31 continues the scene with Zion's anguished cry — the 'woe' of verse 13 becomes her labor pain.
In Jeremiah 6:23, the same invading northern army is described with horses and bow, echoing the swift chariots and eagle-like speed of the enemy here.
Jeremiah 49:22 again employs the eagle metaphor for judgment against Edom, paralleling the swiftness of the northern enemy here.
Jeremiah 48:40 uses the same eagle simile for an invader coming swiftly against Moab, mirroring the enemy's speed described here.
In Revelation 1:7, Christ comes with clouds and all mourn — directly echoes Jeremiah's cloud and woe imagery, applied to the final judgment.
In Deuteronomy 28:49, the invading nation is like an eagle swooping — same eagle swiftness imagery for the enemy, a covenant curse.
In Habakkuk 1:8, the Chaldeans are swifter than leopards and fly as eagles — directly parallel to Jeremiah's horses swifter than eagles.
In Hosea 8:1, an eagle comes against God's house for covenant breach — mirroring Jeremiah's swift judgment imagery.
In Lamentations 4:19, pursuers are swifter than eagles — identical phrase, likely referring to the same historical event of Jerusalem's fall.
In Isaiah 66:15, the LORD's chariots are like a whirlwind — same whirlwind chariot imagery, now directly attributed to God rather than the enemy.
Isaiah 13:5 describes God's army coming from afar as instruments of wrath, matching the invading whirlwind imagery in Jeremiah 4:13.
In Isaiah 5:28, chariot wheels are like a whirlwind — nearly identical phrase describing the Assyrian army, reinforcing the whirlwind imagery.
Ezekiel 17:3 symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar as a great eagle, the same swift conqueror whose army is compared to eagles here.
Ezekiel 26:7 specifies Nebuchadnezzar coming against Tyre with horses and chariots from the north, matching this verse's description.
Daniel 11:40 depicts the king of the north coming like a whirlwind with chariots and horsemen, directly echoing this verse's whirlwind imagery.
Isaiah 5:26 describes God summoning a swift nation from afar for judgment — a thematic parallel to the swift invader in Jeremiah.
Ezekiel 38:9 describes Gog's invasion like a cloud covering the land and a storm, similar to the clouds and whirlwind imagery here.
In Nahum 1:3, God's way is in the whirlwind and storm — same storm/cloud imagery for divine judgment, echoing Jeremiah's description of the invading army.
Isaiah 30:16 contrasts fleeing on swift horses with pursuers' swiftness — reinforcing the theme of swift judgment against misplaced trust.
In Isaiah 19:1, the LORD rides a swift cloud to judge Egypt — parallel cloud imagery for divine judgment, though here the agent is the enemy.
In Matthew 24:30, the Son of Man comes on clouds at the end — a parallel cloud-coming motif, now eschatological rather than historical judgment.
In 2 Samuel 1:23, Saul and Jonathan are 'swifter than eagles' — the same simile used for heroes, not invaders, offering a contrast in subjects.