Verse 14

Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 52:1-2 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech]. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Jer 40:4-6 : 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go. 5 Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, [said he], to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present, and let him go. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
  • Neh 6:8 : 8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
  • Luke 6:22-23 : 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap [for joy] : for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
  • Luke 6:26 : 26 Woe [unto you], when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye] ; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you. 15 For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters: 16 but if [a man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.