Verse 17
Hearken{H8085} not unto them; serve{H5647} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and live:{H2421} wherefore should this city{H5892} become a desolation?{H2723}
Referenced Verses
- Jer 7:34 : 34 Then will I cause to cease{H7673} from the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} and from the streets{H2351} of Jerusalem,{H3389} the voice{H6963} of mirth{H8342} and the voice{H6963} of gladness,{H8057} the voice{H6963} of the bridegroom{H2860} and the voice{H6963} of the bride;{H3618} for the land{H776} shall become a waste.{H2723}
- Jer 27:11-13 : 11 But the nation{H1471} that shall bring{H935} their neck{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and serve{H5647} him, that [nation] will I let remain{H3240} in their own land,{H127} saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} and they shall till{H5647} it, and dwell{H3427} therein. 12 And I spake{H1696} to Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} according to all these words,{H1697} saying,{H559} Bring{H935} your necks{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and serve{H5647} him and his people,{H5971} and live.{H2421} 13 Why will ye die,{H4191} thou and thy people,{H5971} by the sword,{H2719} by the famine,{H7458} and by the pestilence,{H1698} as Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken{H1696} concerning the nation{H1471} that will not serve{H5647} the king{H4428} of Babylon?{H894}
- Jer 38:17 : 17 Then said{H559} Jeremiah{H3414} unto Zedekiah,{H6667} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts,{H6635} the God{H430} of Israel:{H3478} If thou wilt{H3318} go forth{H3318} unto the king{H4428} of Babylon's{H894} princes,{H8269} then thy soul{H5315} shall live,{H2421} and this city{H5892} shall not be burned{H8313} with fire;{H784} and thou shalt live,{H2421} and thy house.{H1004}
- Jer 38:23 : 23 And they shall bring out{H3318} all thy wives{H802} and thy children{H1121} to the Chaldeans;{H3778} and thou shalt not escape out{H4422} of their hand,{H3027} but shalt be taken{H8610} by the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon:{H894} and thou shalt cause this city{H5892} to be burned{H8313} with fire.{H784}