Jeremiah 39:6
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 39
“Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.”Jeremiah 39:6
What Does Jeremiah 39:6 Mean?
Jeremiah 39:6 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 39, 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 39:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 38:23“So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.”Jeremiah 20:4“For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.”Jeremiah 34:21“And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you.”Jeremiah 52:10“And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.”Zephaniah 1:8“And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.”Deuteronomy 28:34“So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.”2 Kings 25:7“And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.”Jeremiah 21:7“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”Jeremiah 24:8“And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:”Jeremiah 34:19“The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;”Ezekiel 11:10“Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Ezekiel 24:5“Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.”Genesis 21:16“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”Genesis 44:34“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.”2 Kings 22:20“Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.”2 Chronicles 34:28“Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.”Esther 8:6“For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”Isaiah 13:16“Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.”Isaiah 34:12“They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.”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.”
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