Jeremiah 37:20 Cross References

Jeremiah 37:20

20: Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don't send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there."

Jeremiah 36:7

  1. Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the LORD's forgiveness before it is too late. For the LORD's terrible anger has been pronounced against them."

Jeremiah 26:15

  1. But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard."

Jeremiah 38:6

  1. So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.
  2. But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important palace official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,
  3. so Ebed-melech rushed from the palace to speak with him.
  4. "My lord the king," he said, "these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah the prophet into the cistern. He will soon die of hunger, for almost all the bread in the city is gone."

Jeremiah 38:26

  1. If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan's dungeon, for fear you would die there."

Acts 23:16

  1. But Paul's nephew heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul.
  2. Paul called one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him."
  3. So the officer did, explaining, "Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you."
  4. The commander took him by the arm, led him aside, and asked, "What is it you want to tell me?"
  5. Paul's nephew told him, "Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the Jewish high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information.

Acts 28:18

  1. The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, for they found no cause for the death sentence.
  2. But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people.

Acts 25:10

  1. But Paul replied, "No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty.
  2. If I have done something worthy of death, I don't refuse to die. But if I am innocent, neither you nor anyone else has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!"
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