Jeremiah 38:6
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“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.”Jeremiah 38:6
What Does Jeremiah 38:6 Mean?
Jeremiah 38:6 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 38, verse 6 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 38:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 40:2“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”Psalms 69:2“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.”Psalms 69:14“Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.”Jeremiah 37:21“Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.”Genesis 37:24“And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.”Isaiah 51:14“The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.”Jeremiah 32:2“For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.”Jeremiah 37:16“When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;”Jeremiah 38:22“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.”Lamentations 3:53“They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.”Daniel 3:23“And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.”Zechariah 9:11“As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”Exodus 12:29“And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.”Psalms 109:5“And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.”Isaiah 24:22“And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.”Jeremiah 1:19“And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.”Lamentations 3:7“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”Lamentations 3:52“Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.”Acts 16:24“Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.”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.”
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