Jeremiah 51:34
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 51:44, God takes out of Bel's mouth what he swallowed — reversing the swallowing action described in the main verse.
Jeremiah 51:49 gives the reason for Babylon's fall: because of the slain of Israel, whom 51:34 says Babylon devoured.
Jeremiah 39:1-8 narrates the actual fall of Jerusalem—the historical event that 51:34 poetically laments.
Jeremiah 50:17 explicitly names Nebuchadnezzar as the lion who devoured Israel, matching 51:34's description.
Jeremiah 30:16 promises that those who devour you will themselves be devoured—a direct retribution for Babylon's action.
Jeremiah 10:25 explicitly prays for God's wrath on nations that 'devoured Jacob'—the same verb and object as this verse.
Jeremiah 50:11 calls Babylon 'plunderers of my heritage', directly identifying them as the aggressors described here.
Jeremiah 50:33 states Israel is oppressed and held captive, matching the crushing and swallowing imagery of Babylon's attack.
In Jeremiah 48:12, God sends pourers to empty Moab's vessels — mirroring how Babylon emptied Jerusalem's vessel.
In Jeremiah 48:11, Moab is likened to a vessel not emptied — contrasting with Jerusalem being emptied by Babylon.
Lamentations 1:1 depicts Jerusalem's desolation after the destruction that 51:34 describes Babylon inflicting.
Lamentations 1:14 explains that God gave Jerusalem into enemies' hands—the theological cause behind 51:34's devastation.
In Lamentations 1:15, the same crushing and trampling imagery depicts Babylon's destruction of Jerusalem — a parallel lament over the city's fall.
Lamentations 2:16 directly echoes 'We have swallowed her!' from the enemy's perspective, reinforcing the same devastation.
In Nahum 2:10, Nineveh is 'empty, desolate, plundered' — directly echoing the empty vessel image of Jerusalem's fate.
In Job 20:15, the wicked swallows riches and vomits them — a proverbial parallel to Babylon being forced to disgorge its plunder.
In Zechariah 2:8, touching Israel is like touching God's own eye — so Babylon's devouring here is a direct offense against God.
Hosea 8:8 says Israel is 'swallowed up' and like 'a vessel in which no one delights'—identical imagery to this verse.
In Habakkuk 2:6, a woe is pronounced on those who heap up what is not theirs — echoing Babylon's greed in swallowing Jerusalem's delicacies.
In Habakkuk 2:8, the plunderer is promised plunder in return — the same principle that will judge Babylon for devouring Israel.
In Zechariah 1:15, God's anger turns against nations who went too far in afflicting Israel — explaining why Babylon's cruelty brings judgment.
Isaiah 13:11 announces judgment on Babylon's pride and evil — the same Babylon that devoured Judah here.
Psalm 124:3 says enemies would have 'swallowed us alive' — identical language to Babylon swallowing like a monster.
Psalm 94:5 says enemies 'crush' God's people — the same word as 'crushed me' here.
Psalm 79:7 uses the same verb 'devoured' for Jacob — a direct parallel to Babylon's devouring of Judah described here.
2 Kings 25:1 provides the historical account of Nebuchadnezzar's siege that Jeremiah laments poetically, grounding the metaphor in events.
2 Samuel 20:19 uses 'swallow up the heritage of the Lord' to describe destroying a city, the same metaphor as Babylon's action here.
Isaiah 47:3 pronounces God's vengeance on Babylon for their actions, directly responding to the crime described here.
Isaiah 43:14 shows God sending judgment on Babylon, contrasting Babylon's devouring of Israel with their own downfall.
Ezekiel 36:3 describes nations crushing and devouring Israel, using similar language of desolation, broadening the theme of oppression.
Deuteronomy 30:7 promises God will turn curses on enemies, contrasting this lament with future vindication for the oppressed.
Isaiah 42:22 describes Israel as plundered and trapped, echoing the devouring and crushing of God's people in Jeremiah.
Isaiah 27:1 also uses monster (Leviathan) imagery, but for God's judgment on evil—connecting Babylon's monstrous devouring to divine punishment.
Isaiah 14:1 promises God's compassion and restoration after judgment — a hope following the devouring described here.
Proverbs 1:12 uses the same 'swallow alive' imagery for wicked men plotting to destroy the innocent, paralleling Babylon's devouring of Israel.
Job 20:18 says the wicked cannot swallow ill-gotten gain, contrasting Babylon's devouring of Israel here — a reversal of fortune.
Psalm 80:13 pictures wild beasts ravaging God's vineyard — similar imagery of destruction of Israel by enemies.