Jeremiah 38:17 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁷ And Jeremias said, Thus said the Lord, if thou wilt go out to the generals of the king of Babylon, thy soul shall live and this city will not be burned with fire. Both thou and thy family shall live.

¹² Joachim king of Juda, went out to the king of Babylon, he and his servants and his mother and his chiefs and his officers; and the king of Babylon in the eighth year of his reign, took him,

²⁴ and let thy name be established and magnified forever by men, saying, Lord, Lord Almighty, thou art the God of Israel, and the house of thy servant David is established before thee.

⁴ And there assembled to me every one who, in the defection of the captivity, continued to follow the word of the God of Israel: but as for me, I continued sitting disconsolate, till the evening sacrifice.

¹³ But if he hath judged thus, who can gainsay him? For he hath done what was his pleasure.

⁷ Lord, the God of hosts, bring us back; and let thy face shine and we shall be saved.

¹⁴ God of hosts, return we beseech thee; look down from heaven and see and visit this vine:

⁶ and do not oppress the stranger and orphan and widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place, nor go after strange gods to your hurt: ⁷ then will I cause you to dwell in this place; [in the land which I gave to your fathers] from age to age.

⁸ And to this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold I have set before you the way of life and the way of death. ⁹ He who abideth in this city, shall die by the sword and famine, but he who goeth out to the Chaldeans who have besieged you, he shall live. His life shall be given him for a spoil and he shall live. ¹⁰ For I have set my face against this city for evils and not for good. It shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.

¹² So I spoke to Sedekias king of Juda according to all these words, saying, Submit your neck to work for the king of Babylon. For these men prophesy falsehoods to you;

¹⁷ Hearken not to the words of those prophets who prophesy to you saying, "Behold the vessels of the house of the Lord shall be brought back from Babylon." For they prophesy falsities to you. I have not sent them.

² "Thus said the Lord, He who abideth in this city shall die by the sword and the famine; but he who goeth out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life for a spoil. He shall live.

³ and all the generals of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the middle gate, namely, Marganasar, and Samagoth and Nabusachar and Nabusaris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the generals of the king of Babylon;