Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 32:4 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 32:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 32 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;”
Jeremiah 32:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 32:4
Shall not escape (לֹא יִמָּלֵט, lo yimmalet)—emphatic negation. Despite Zedekiah's desperate measures, divine decree is inescapable. The phrase mouth to mouth and his eyes shall behold his eyes predicts personal confrontation—fulfilled precisely when Nebuchadnezzar forced Zedekiah to watch his sons' execution before blinding him (Jeremiah 39:6-7, 52:10-11).This graphic prophecy demonstrates God's meticulous sovereignty over historical details. Zedekiah's final sight would be the Babylonian king's face—a haunting fulfillment of covenant curse (Deuteronomy 28:34). The doubling of sensory languag...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 32:4
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“when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them”
“then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans”
“and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house”
“but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.”
“and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls”
“and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face”
“and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.”
“and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath”
“deadly wounded wicked one”