Jeremiah 38:16

God's Word

So King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah, “The Lord gave us life. As the Lord lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who want to kill you.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Then the dust ⌞of mortals⌟ goes back to the ground as it was before, and the breath of life goes back to God who gave it.

Isaiah 42:5

The Lord God created the heavens and stretched them out. He shaped the earth and all that comes from it. He gave life to the people who are on it and breath to those who walk on it. This is what the Lord God says:

Isaiah 57:16

I will not accuse you forever. I will not be angry with you forever. Otherwise, the spirits, the lives of those I’ve made, would grow faint in my presence.

Jeremiah 34:20

I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them, and their corpses will be food for birds and wild animals.

Jeremiah 37:17

Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah, and the king asked him privately in the palace, “Is there any message from the Lord?” Jeremiah answered, “Yes! There is a message from the Lord. You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”

Zechariah 12:1

This is the prophetic revelation, the Lord’s word about Israel. The Lord—who spread out the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit in a person—says,

Numbers 16:22

Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground and said, “O God, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone! If one man sins, will you be angry with the whole community?”

Numbers 27:16

“Lord, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone. Please appoint someone over the community

John 3:2

He came to Jesus one night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you as a teacher. No one can perform the miracles you perform unless God is with him.”

Acts 17:25

and he isn’t served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have.

Acts 17:28

Certainly, we live, move, and exist because of him. As some of your poets have said, ‘We are God’s children.’

Hebrews 12:9

On earth we have fathers who disciplined us, and we respect them. Shouldn’t we place ourselves under the authority of God, the father of spirits, so that we will live?