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Jeremiah 27:13 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 27:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 27 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?”
Jeremiah 27:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 27:13
Why will ye die, thou and thy people—God's rhetorical question expresses both incredulity and pathos. The Hebrew lammah tamutu (לָמָּה תָמֻתוּ, why will you die?) echoes Ezekiel's similar plea: 'Why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth' (Ezekiel 18:31-32). God takes no delight in judgment; He urges His people to choose life. This reveals God's heart—not eager to punish but longing for repentance and obedience that brings blessing rather than curse.By the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence—This triad (kherev, ra'av, dever; חֶרֶב רָעָב דֶ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 27:13
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“in which you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die”
“that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon”
“They shall not deliver you. Obey”
“οἱ δὲ εἰς ἐμὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες ἀσεβοῦσιν τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς καὶ οἱ μισοῦντές με ἀγαπῶσιν θάνατον”
“and commits iniquity”
“He who remains in this city shall die by the sword”
“the sword”
“As I live”
“a taunt and a curse”