Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
Bible References
Thou hast
Deuteronomy 29:19
When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt, thinking, ‘I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.’ This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.
Job 15:24 Trouble and distress terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.
Job 40:8 Would you really challenge My justice?
Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself?
Would you declare Me guilty
Isaiah 45:9 “Woe to the one who argues with his Maker—
one clay pot among many.
Does clay say to the one forming it,
‘What are you making?’
Or does your work say,
‘He has no hands’?
one clay pot among many.
Does clay say to the one forming it,
‘What are you making?’
Or does your work say,
‘He has no hands’?
Acts 5:39
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.
1 Corinthians 10:22
Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
Why
Jeremiah 26:9
How dare you prophesy in the name of Yahweh, ‘This temple will become like Shiloh and this city will become an uninhabited ruin’!” Then all the people assembled against Jeremiah at the Lord’s temple.
Jeremiah 32:3
Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it.
Isaiah 29:21 those who, with their speech,
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
Isaiah 30:10 They say to the seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets,
“Do not prophesy the truth to us.
Tell us flattering things.
Prophesy illusions.
and to the prophets,
“Do not prophesy the truth to us.
Tell us flattering things.
Prophesy illusions.
Acts 5:28
“Didn’t we strictly order you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to bring this man’s blood on us!”
The king
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 28:8
The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.
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 34:21
I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials over to their enemies, to those who want to take their lives, to the king of Babylon’s army that is withdrawing.