Jeremiah 38:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then I told him that the LORD had said: “Zedekiah, I am the LORD God All-Powerful, the God of Israel. I promise that if you surrender to King Nebuchadnezzar's officers, you and your family won't be killed, and Jerusalem won't be burnt down.

Cross References

Genesis 12:13

Please save my life by saying that you are my sister.”

2 Kings 24:12

Jehoiachin immediately surrendered, together with his mother and his servants, as well as his army officers and officials. Then Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin arrested. These things took place in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule in Babylonia.

2 Kings 25:27

Jehoiachin was a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. Then Evil-Merodach became king of Babylonia, and in the first year of his rule, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, he let Jehoiachin out of prison.

1 Chronicles 17:24

Then you will be famous for ever, and everyone will say, “The LORD All-Powerful rules Israel and is their God.” My kingdom will be strong,

Ezra 9:4

until time for the evening sacrifice. Many of our people were greatly concerned and gathered around me, because the God of Israel had warned us to stay away from foreigners.

Job 23:13

But he alone is God, and who can oppose him? God does as he pleases,

Psalm 80:14

God All-Powerful, please do something! Look down from heaven and see what's happening to this vine.

Psalm 80:7

But if you smile on us, we will be saved.

Jeremiah 27:12

After I had spoken to the officials from the nearby kingdoms, I went to King Zedekiah and told him the same thing. Then I said: Zedekiah, if you and the people of Judah want to stay alive, you must obey Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians.

Jeremiah 27:17

If you choose to obey the king of Babylonia, you will live. But if you listen to those prophets, this whole city will be nothing but a pile of rubble.

Jeremiah 27:8

This yoke stands for the power of King Nebuchadnezzar, and I will destroy any nation that refuses to obey him. Nebuchadnezzar will attack, and many will die in battle or from hunger and disease.

Jeremiah 38:2

that the LORD had said, “If you stay here in Jerusalem, you will die in battle or from disease or hunger, and the Babylonian army will capture the city anyway. But if you surrender to the Babylonians, they will let you live.”

Jeremiah 40:9

Gedaliah told them, “There's no need to be afraid of the Babylonians. Everything will be fine, if we live peacefully and obey King Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 44:7

Why do you now insist on heading for another disaster? A disaster that will destroy not only you, but also your children and babies.

Ezekiel 8:4

Then I saw the brightness of the glory of the God of Israel, just as I had seen it near the River Chebar.

Amos 5:27

I will force you to march as captives beyond Damascus. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, have spoken!