Jeremiah 38:4

Easy To Read Version

Then those royal officials that heard the things Jeremiah was telling the people went to King Zedekiah. They said to the king, “Jeremiah must be put to death. He is making the soldiers that are still in the city become discouraged. Jeremiah is discouraging everyone by the things he is saying. Jeremiah does not want good to happen to us. He wants to ruin the people of Jerusalem.”

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

So Elijah went to Ahab. Ahab saw Elijah and said, “You have found me again. You are always against me.”

2 Chronicles 24:21

But the people made plans against Zechariah. The king commanded the people to kill Zechariah, so they threw rocks at him until he died. The people did this in the temple {\cf2\super [281]} yard.

Ezra 4:12

King Artaxerxes, we wish to inform you that the Jews you sent away from you have come here. Those Jews are now trying to build that city again. Jerusalem is a bad city. The people in that city have always rebelled against other kings. Now those Jews are fixing the foundations and building the walls. {\cf2\super [21]}

Nehemiah 6:9

Our enemies were only trying to make us afraid. They are thinking to themselves, “The Jews will be afraid and too weak to keep on working. Then the wall won’t be finished.”

Exodus 5:4

But Pharaoh said to them, “Moses and Aaron, you are bothering the workers. Let them do their work! Go mind your own business!

Jeremiah 11:21

The men from Anathoth were planning to kill Jeremiah. Those men said to Jeremiah, “Don’t prophesy {\cf2\super [100]} in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you.” The Lord made a decision about those men from Anathoth.

Jeremiah 18:23

Lord, you know about their plans\par to kill me.\par Don’t forgive their crimes.\par Don’t erase their sins.\par Destroy my enemies!\par Punish those people while you are angry!\par

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the rulers and all the other people. They said, “Jeremiah should be killed. He said bad things about Jerusalem. You heard him say those things.”

Jeremiah 29:7

Also, do good things for the city I sent you to. Pray to the Lord for the city you are living in. Why? Because if there is peace in that city, then you will have peace also.”

Jeremiah 38:16

But King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah. Zedekiah said, “The Lord gives us breath and life. As surely as the Lord lives I will not kill you, Jeremiah. And I promise not to give you to those officials that want to kill you.”

Jeremiah 38:25

Those officials might find out that I talked to you. Then they will come to you and say, ‘Jeremiah, tell us what you said to King Zedekiah. And tell us what King Zedekiah said to you. Be honest with us and tell us everything, or we will kill you.’

Jeremiah 43:3

Jeremiah, we think that Baruch son of Neriah is encouraging you to be against us. He wants you to give us to the Babylonian people. He wants you to do this so they can kill us. Or he wants you to do this so that they can make us captives {\cf2\super [347]} and carry us to Babylon.”

Ezekiel 22:27

“The leaders in Jerusalem are like a wolf eating the animal it has caught. Those leaders attack and kill people just to get rich.

Amos 7:10

Amaziah, a priest at Bethel, {\cf2\super [91]} sent this message to Jeroboam, the king of Israel: “Amos is making plans against you. He is trying to make the people of Israel fight against you. \{He has been speaking so much that\} this country can’t hold all his words.

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Jesus. They told Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. {\cf2\super [369]} He calls himself the Christ, {\cf2\super [370]} a king.”

Acts 16:20

The men brought Paul and Silas to the leaders and said, “These men are Jews. They are making trouble in our city.

Acts 17:6

But they did not find Paul and Silas. So the people dragged Jason and some of the other believers to the leaders of the city. The people yelled, “These men (Paul and Silas) have made trouble everywhere in the world. And now they have come here too!

Acts 24:5

This man (Paul) is a troublemaker. He makes trouble with the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group.

Acts 28:22

We want to hear your ideas. We know that people everywhere are speaking against this group (Christians).”