Jeremiah 37:15

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 37

“Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.”Jeremiah 37:15

What Does Jeremiah 37:15 Mean?

Jeremiah 37:15 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 37, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 37:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Hebrews 11:36“And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:”Jeremiah 37:4“Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.”Jeremiah 38:26“Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.”Genesis 39:20“And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.”Exodus 23:2“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:”2 Chronicles 16:10“Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.”2 Chronicles 18:26“And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”Jeremiah 20:1“Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.”Jeremiah 26:16“Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”Matthew 21:35“And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.”Luke 4:28“And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,”Acts 5:18“And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.”Genesis 42:19“If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:”1 Kings 22:27“And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.”2 Kings 6:31“Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.”2 Chronicles 18:25“Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;”Jeremiah 20:2“Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.”Jeremiah 36:5“And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:”Jeremiah 37:20“Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”Jeremiah 38:6“Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.”

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