Jeremiah 38:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 38:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 38:4 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 38:4 — KJV
“Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. welfare: Heb. peace”
— Jeremiah 38:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 38:4 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 38:4
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:4: therefore, king, let
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:4: let, put, hands
“And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. ward: Heb. an house of ward shut...: Heb. bound living...: Heb. in widowhood of life”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:4: king, put, death
“And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: officer: or, eunuch were in...: Heb. saw the king's face principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:4: king, men, war
“And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. Treason: Heb. Conspiracy”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:4: princes, king, men
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