Jeremiah 38:16
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.”Jeremiah 38:16
What Does Jeremiah 38:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 38:16 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 38, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 38:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Jeremiah 37:17“Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”Jeremiah 38:1“Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,”Isaiah 57:16“For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.”Zechariah 12:1“The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.”John 3:2“The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.”Numbers 16:22“And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?”Numbers 27:16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,”Jeremiah 34:20“I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.”1 Samuel 20:3“And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.”Job 31:34“Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?”Isaiah 42:5“Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:”Jeremiah 22:25“And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.”Hebrews 12:9“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”
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