Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

Bible References

Serve

Jeremiah 27:11
But I'll let the nation that brings its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serves him remain in its own land," declares the LORD, "and they'll work it and remain in it."'"

Wherefore

Jeremiah 27:13
Why should you and your people die by the sword, by famine, and by plague as the LORD has decreed about the nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?
Jeremiah 38:17
So Jeremiah told Zedekiah, "This is what the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "If you will immediately surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, and this city won't be burned with fire. Both you and your family will live.

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