Jeremiah 38:1-4

Jeremiah Thrown Into a Cistern

1 Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal[a] son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said,
2 “This is what the LORD says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague, but whoever goes over to the Babylonians[b] will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’
3 And this is what the LORD says: ‘This city will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’ ”
4 Then the officials said to the king, “This man should be put to death. He is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”

Cross References 8

  • 1. S 1 Chronicles 9:12
  • 2. Jeremiah 37:3
  • 3. Jeremiah 34:17
  • 4. ver 17; S Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 39:18; Jeremiah 45:5
  • 5. S Jeremiah 21:4,10; Jeremiah 32:3
  • 6. S Jeremiah 36:12
  • 7. S Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 26:11
  • 8. S 1 Samuel 17:32

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Hebrew "Jukal," a variant of "Jehukal"
  • [b]. Or "Chaldeans" ; also in verses 18, 19 and 23
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