Jeremiah 38:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 38:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 38:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 38:5 — KJV
“Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.”
— Jeremiah 38:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 38:5 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 38:5
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:5: then, can, any
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:5: then, king, behold
“Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:5: then, zedekiah, king
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:5: then, king, can
“And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. prospered...: Heb. going went and was hard”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 38:5: king, hand, can
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