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Jeremiah 38:16 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 38:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 38 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.”
Jeremiah 38:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 38:16
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly (נִשְׁבַּע בַּסֵּתֶר)—The king took an oath secretly, revealing his moral cowardice. He feared his own officials more than God, so he met Jeremiah in private rather than publicly honoring God's prophet. The verb shaba (שָׁבַע, "to swear") invokes the most solemn form of commitment in Hebrew culture.As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul—Zedekiah swore by Yahweh as the Creator of nephesh (נֶפֶשׁ, "soul/life"). The irony is profound: he invoked the God whose word he continually rejected, and appealed to God's life-giving power while refusing the life-savin...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 38:16
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“and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house”
“and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur”
“and said to him”
“who stretches out the heavens”
“neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me”
“the God of the spirits of all flesh”
“and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky”
“and said”
“and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us”