Jeremiah 29:16 Cross References
Jeremiah 29:16
16: But this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David's throne and all those still living here in Jerusalem--your relatives who were not exiled to Babylon.
Jeremiah 38:17
- Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "The LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: If you surrender to Babylon, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned.
- But if you refuse to surrender, you will not escape! This city will be handed over to the Babylonians, and they will burn it to the ground."
- "But I am afraid to surrender," the king said, "for the Babylonians will hand me over to the Judeans who have defected to them. And who knows what they will do to me?"
- Jeremiah replied, "You won't be handed over to them if you choose to obey the LORD. Your life will be spared, and all will go well for you.
- But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me:
Jeremiah 38:2
- "This is what the LORD says: Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who surrender to the Babylonians will live.
- The LORD also says: The city of Jerusalem will surely be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it."
Ezekiel 6:1
- Again a message came to me from the LORD:
- "Son of man, look over toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
- Give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills and to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring war upon you, and I will destroy your pagan shrines.
- All your altars will be demolished, and your incense altars will be smashed. I will kill your people in front of your idols.
- I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
Ezekiel 24:1
- On January 15, during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:
- "Son of man, write down today's date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem.
- Then show these rebels an illustration; give them a message from the Sovereign LORD. Put a pot of water on the fire to boil.
- Fill it with choice meat--the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.
- Use only the best sheep from the flock and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.
Jeremiah 29:3
- He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, when they went to Babylon as King Zedekiah's ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar. This is what Jeremiah's letter said:
Ezekiel 22:31
- So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them in the fire of my anger. I will heap on them the full penalty for all their sins, says the Sovereign LORD."
Ezekiel 17:12
- "Say to these rebels of Israel: Don't you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? I will tell you, says the Sovereign LORD. The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon.
- He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and made him take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel's most influential leaders,
- so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel maintain her national identity.
- "Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?
- No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he despised and broke.
Jeremiah 24:2
- One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with figs that were spoiled and could not be eaten.
Ezekiel 21:9
- "Son of man, give the people this message from the LORD: A sword is being sharpened and polished.
- It is being prepared for terrible slaughter; it will flash like lightning! Now will you laugh? Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power!
- Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished; it is being prepared for the executioner!
- "Son of man, cry out and wail; pound your thighs in anguish, for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders--everyone will die!
- It will put them all to the test! So now the Sovereign LORD asks: What chance do they have?