Jeremiah 47:2
Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 1:14 directly echoes the 'out of the north' motif, predicting evil breaking forth—the same source and imagery of judgment.
Jeremiah 8:16 uses the identical phrase 'devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it' describing another northern invasion.
In Jeremiah 46:7, the same flood metaphor describes Egypt's army rising, as here waters from the north overwhelm Philistines.
In Jeremiah 46:8, Egypt's boast uses flood imagery for destruction, mirroring the flood from the north here.
In Isaiah 8:7, the Assyrian invasion is pictured as a flood from the Euphrates, similar to the flood from the north here.
In Isaiah 8:8, the Assyrian flood reaches Judah's neck, echoing the overflowing flood that causes wailing here.
Nahum 1:8 uses the exact phrase 'overrunning flood' to depict God's judgment on Nineveh, closely paralleling the flood from the north in Jeremiah.
In Daniel 11:22, the flood represents an invading army that is broken, mirroring the flood as a conquering force here.
In Isaiah 28:17, waters overflow the hiding place as judgment, a similar flood metaphor for divine judgment.
Amos 9:6 describes God pouring out the sea upon the earth, echoing the image of divine judgment through an overflowing flood.