Jeremiah 38:9
The Scripture
(9) My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
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 38:1Jeremiah 38:2Jeremiah 38:3Jeremiah 38:4Jeremiah 38:5Jeremiah 38:6Esther 7:4Esther 7:5Esther 7:6Job 31:34Proverbs 24:11Proverbs 24:12
Related verses (shared words)
Jeremiah 28:12Jeremiah 38:6Jeremiah 38:10Deuteronomy 18:20II Kings 7:4II Chronicles 25:4