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Jeremiah 32:5 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Jeremiah 32:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 32 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.”
Jeremiah 32:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 32:5
Until I visit him (עַד־פָּקְדִי אֹתוֹ, ad-pokdi oto)—The verb paqad means to attend to, visit, punish, or care for. Zedekiah would remain in Babylon until God 'visited' him—likely a euphemism for death (he died in captivity). The ambiguity reflects judgment and mercy: God doesn't abandon but will 'attend to' even in exile.Though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper (לֹא תַצְלִיחוּ, lo tatzlichu—not succeed). Resistance is futile when fighting against God's decreed judgment. The warning echoes 2 Chronicles 13:12 ('fight ye not against the LORD'). This isn't military pragmatism but ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 32:5
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“and bound him in fetters”
“and there shall they be”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots of it”
“and to fill them with the dead bodies of men”
“that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant”
“the God of Israel”
“God is with us at our head”
“Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh”
“with your hands on your head: for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust”
“and said to them”