Jeremiah 38:17

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Summary

Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

The god of hosts

Psalm 80:7

Amos 5:27

The god of israel

1 Chronicles 17:24

Ezra 9:4

If thou

Bible References

The god of hosts

O God of hosts, restore us
And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.

The god of israel

Let Your name be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Your servant is established before You.’

Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering.

If thou

“Thus says the Lord, ‘He who stays in this city will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live and have his own life as booty and stay alive.’

if you do not oppress the alien, the

orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

“You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

I spoke words like all these to Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!

Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

“But He is unique and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.