Jeremiah 38:7
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;”Jeremiah 38:7
What Does Jeremiah 38:7 Mean?
Jeremiah 38:7 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 38, verse 7 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 38:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 10:33“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,”Amos 5:10“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”Acts 8:27“And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,”Deuteronomy 21:19“Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;”Joshua 20:4“And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.”2 Kings 5:13“And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?”Proverbs 31:8“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”Jeremiah 29:2“(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)”Jeremiah 37:13“And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.”Isaiah 56:3“Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.”Jeremiah 13:23“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”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.”Jeremiah 39:16“Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.”Zechariah 14:10“All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.”Matthew 8:11“And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 20:16“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”Luke 10:30“And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.”Luke 13:29“And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.”2 Kings 24:15“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.”Job 29:7“When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!”
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