Jeremiah 38:4
The Scripture
(4) Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
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 26:11Jeremiah 26:21Jeremiah 26:22Jeremiah 26:23Jeremiah 36:12Jeremiah 36:13Jeremiah 36:14Jeremiah 36:15Jeremiah 36:16II Chronicles 24:21Ezekiel 22:27Micah 3:1
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