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Jeremiah 32:3 Cross-References

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For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

Jeremiah 32:3 (KJV)

Historical Context for Jeremiah 32:3

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MattaniahKing of Judah, uncle of Jehoiachin (2KI 24:17)
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G-dHoly, Holy, Holy (ISA 6:3) and too many others to fit here
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NebuchadnezzarKing of Babylon (2KI 23:37)

Commentary on Jeremiah 32:3

Wherefore dost thou prophesy (מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה נִבָּא, maddua attah nibba)—Zedekiah's question drips with irony. He imprisons Jeremiah for prophesying doom, yet cannot silence him. The confrontation echoes Ahab versus Micaiah (1 Kings 22): rulers reject unwelcome truth.Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon—The prophetic hinneh (behold!) demands attention to the unthinkable: YHWH Himself gives Jerusalem (His own dwelling place!) to pagans. This is covenant lawsuit language (rib): God enforces the Deuteronomic curses (Deuteronomy 28:49-52). Yet Jeremiah's imprisonment...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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