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Jeremiah 38:27 Cross-References
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“Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. they: Heb. they were silent from him”
Jeremiah 38:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 38:27
Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him—The suspicious officials interrogated the prophet, exactly as Zedekiah feared. Their questioning confirms the political danger surrounding any counsel of surrender. And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded—Jeremiah repeated the cover story verbatim. The phrase according to all these words (כְּכָל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה) emphasizes exact compliance with Zedekiah's instructions.So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived—The deception succeeded. The verb shama (שָׁמַע, "to hear/perceive...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 38:27
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“he cried out in the council”
“Tell me”
“This is not the way”
“How can I go? if Saul hear it”