"I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of th…" — Jeremiah 18:17

Jeremiah 18:17 · KJV

“I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.”

— Jeremiah 18:17

Verse 16

To make their land desolate, {and} a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

Verse 18

Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. {with...: or, for the tongue}

Jeremiah 18 — Context

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways {from} the ancient paths, to walk in paths, {in} a way not cast up;

To make their land desolate, {and} a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

Cross References

Jeremiah 13:24

Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

Jeremiah 2:27

Saying to a stock, Thou {art} my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned {their} back unto me, and not {their} face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. {brought...: or, begotten me} {their back: Heb. the hinder part of the neck}

Psalms 48:7

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

Job 27:21

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

Hosea 13:15

Though he be fruitful among {his} brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. {pleasant...: Heb. vessels of desire}

Jeremiah 32:33

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching {them}, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. {back: Heb. neck}

Jeremiah 46:21

Also her hired men {are} in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, {and} are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, {and} the time of their visitation. {fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall}

Proverbs 7:25-26

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.