Jeremiah 38:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 38:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 38:20 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 38:20 — KJV
“But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.”
— Jeremiah 38:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 38:20 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 38:20
“Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:20: deliver, beseech, lord
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:20: deliver, lord, soul
“And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. Hormah: that is, Utter destruction”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:20: deliver, voice, lord
“These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:20: deliver, voice, lord
“And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:20: obey, voice, lord
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