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Jeremiah 38:21 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Jeremiah 38:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 38 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:”
Jeremiah 38:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 38:21
But if thou refuse to go forth—The Hebrew ma'en (מָאֵן, "to refuse") indicates willful rejection, not mere hesitation. God's ultimatum left no middle ground. Zedekiah's "refusal" would be active rebellion against divine command, not passive indecision.This is the word that the LORD hath shewed me—The verb ra'ah (רָאָה, "to see/show") in the Hiphil stem indicates divine revelation. What follows (v. 22-23) is prophetic vision, not Jeremiah's speculation. God granted Jeremiah foresight into the specific humiliation awaiting Zedekiah: his own palace women would taunt him using a proverbial saying ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 38:21
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“Thus says the Lord Yahweh.”
“whether they will hear”
“and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand”
“and who can oppose him? What his soul desires”
“don't your eyes look on truth? you have stricken them”
“How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?,And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עַד־אָנָה מֵאַנְתֶּם לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וְתוֹרֹתָי׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?”
“how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven”
“if you put me to death”
“I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh”