Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

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Zedekiah

Jeremiah 2:30
I have struck down your children in vain;
they would not accept discipline.
Your own sword has devoured your prophets
like a ravaging lion.
Jeremiah 5:3
Lord, don’t Your eyes look for faithfulness?
You have struck them, but they felt no pain.
You finished them off,
but they refused to accept discipline.
They made their faces harder than rock,
and they refused to return.
2 Kings 6:31
He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”
2 Chronicles 28:22
At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.

Wherefore

Jeremiah 26:8
He finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die!
Jeremiah 38:4
The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but disaster.”
Exodus 5:4
The king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why are you causing the people to neglect their work? Get to your work!”
Amos 7:13
but don’t ever prophesy at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”
Luke 20:2
and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”
Acts 6:12
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, dragged him off, and took him to the Sanhedrin.

Behold

Jeremiah 32:28
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the Chaldeans, to Babylon’s king Nebuchadnezzar, and he will capture it.
Jeremiah 21:4
‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will repel the weapons of war in your hands, those you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will bring them into the center of this city.
Jeremiah 27:8
“As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish by sword, famine, and plague”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“until through him I have destroyed it.
Jeremiah 34:2
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go, speak to Zedekiah, king of Judah, and tell him: This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
Jeremiah 37:6
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet:
Jeremiah 38:8
Ebed-melech went from the king’s palace and spoke to the king:

General references

Jeremiah 38:3
This is what the Lord says: ‘This city will most certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon’s army, and he will capture it.’”

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