Jeremiah 38:16
The Scripture
(16) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah 38 opens with the princes casting Jeremiah into a muddy cistern for prophesying surrender to Babylon, where he sinks in the mire. Ebedmelech the Ethiopian pleads for his life and lifts him out with rags and cords, and he is kept in the court of the prison. The chapter closes with King Zedekiah secretly consulting Jeremiah, who urges surrender to spare the city, and the king swearing him to silence until Jerusalem falls.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 37:17John 3:2Numbers 16:22Numbers 27:16Ecclesiastes 12:7Isaiah 57:16Zechariah 12:1Hebrews 12:9Jeremiah 38:1Jeremiah 38:2Jeremiah 38:3Jeremiah 38:4
Related verses (shared words)
I Samuel 20:3I Samuel 25:26Jeremiah 37:17Zephaniah 2:3Jeremiah 37:21Jeremiah 38:14