Verse 12
I spake{H1696}{(H8765)} also to Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} according to all these words{H1697}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Bring{H935}{(H8685)} your necks{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} him and his people{H5971}, and live{H2421}{(H8798)}.
Referenced Verses
- Jer 28:1 : 1 And it came to pass the same year{H8141}, in the beginning{H7225} of the reign{H4467} of Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}, in the fourth{H7243} year{H8141}, and in the fifth{H2549} month{H2320}, that Hananiah{H2608} the son{H1121} of Azur{H5809} the prophet{H5030}, which was of Gibeon{H1391}, spake{H559}{(H8804)} unto me in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, in the presence{H5869} of the priests{H3548} and of all the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},
- Jer 38:17 : 17 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414} unto Zedekiah{H6667}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, the God{H430} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; If thou wilt assuredly{H3318}{(H8800)} go forth{H3318}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428} of Babylon's{H894} princes{H8269}, then thy soul{H5315} shall live{H2421}{(H8804)}, and this city{H5892} shall not be burned{H8313}{(H8735)} with fire{H784}; and thou shalt live{H2421}{(H8804)}, and thine house{H1004}:
- Ezek 17:11-21 : 11 Moreover the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto me, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 12 Say{H559}{(H8798)} now to the rebellious{H4805} house{H1004}, Know{H3045}{(H8804)} ye not what these things mean? tell{H559}{(H8798)} them, Behold, the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} is come{H935}{(H8802)} to Jerusalem{H3389}, and hath taken{H3947}{(H8799)} the king{H4428} thereof, and the princes{H8269} thereof, and led{H935}{(H8686)} them with him to Babylon{H894}; 13 And hath taken{H3947}{(H8799)} of the king's{H4410} seed{H2233}, and made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} with him, and hath taken{H935}{(H8686)} an oath{H423} of him: he hath also taken{H3947}{(H8804)} the mighty{H352} of the land{H776}: 14 That the kingdom{H4467} might be base{H8217}, that it might not lift itself up{H5375}{(H8692)}, but that by keeping{H8104}{(H8800)} of his covenant{H1285} it might stand{H5975}{(H8800)}. 15 But he rebelled{H4775}{(H8799)} against him in sending{H7971}{(H8800)} his ambassadors{H4397} into Egypt{H4714}, that they might give{H5414}{(H8800)} him horses{H5483} and much{H7227} people{H5971}. Shall he prosper{H6743}{(H8799)}? shall he escape{H4422}{(H8735)} that doeth{H6213}{(H8802)} such things? or shall he break{H6565}{(H8689)} the covenant{H1285}, and be delivered{H4422}{(H8738)}? 16 As I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, surely in the place{H4725} where the king{H4428} dwelleth that made him king{H4427}{(H8688)}, whose oath{H423} he despised{H959}{(H8804)}, and whose covenant{H1285} he brake{H6565}{(H8689)}, even with him in the midst{H8432} of Babylon{H894} he shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}. 17 Neither shall Pharaoh{H6547} with his mighty{H1419} army{H2428} and great{H7227} company{H6951} make{H6213}{(H8799)} for him in the war{H4421}, by casting up{H8210}{(H8800)} mounts{H5550}, and building{H1129}{(H8800)} forts{H1785}, to cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} many{H7227} persons{H5315}: 18 Seeing he despised{H959}{(H8804)} the oath{H423} by breaking{H6565}{(H8687)} the covenant{H1285}, when, lo, he had given{H5414}{(H8804)} his hand{H3027}, and hath done{H6213}{(H8804)} all these things, he shall not escape{H4422}{(H8735)}. 19 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; As I live{H2416}, surely mine oath{H423} that he hath despised{H959}{(H8804)}, and my covenant{H1285} that he hath broken{H6331}{(H8689)}, even it will I recompense{H5414}{(H8804)} upon his own head{H7218}. 20 And I will spread{H6566}{(H8804)} my net{H7568} upon him, and he shall be taken{H8610}{(H8738)} in my snare{H4686}, and I will bring{H935}{(H8689)} him to Babylon{H894}, and will plead{H8199}{(H8738)} with him there for his trespass{H4603}{(H8804)} that he hath trespassed{H4604} against me. 21 And all his fugitives{H4015} with all his bands{H102} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719}, and they that remain{H7604}{(H8737)} shall be scattered{H6566}{(H8735)} toward all winds{H7307}: and ye shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I the LORD{H3068} have spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} it.
- 2 Chr 36:11-13 : 11 Zedekiah{H6667} was one{H259} and twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} when he began to reign{H4427}{(H8800)}, and reigned{H4427}{(H8804)} eleven{H259}{H6240} years{H8141} in Jerusalem{H3389}. 12 And he did{H6213}{(H8799)} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} his God{H430}, and humbled{H3665}{(H8738)} not himself before{H6440} Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet{H5030} speaking from the mouth{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}. 13 And he also rebelled{H4775}{(H8804)} against king{H4428} Nebuchadnezzar{H5019}, who had made him swear{H7650}{(H8689)} by God{H430}: but he stiffened{H7185}{(H8686)} his neck{H6203}, and hardened{H553}{(H8762)} his heart{H3824} from turning{H7725}{(H8800)} unto the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}.
- Prov 1:33 : 33 But whoso hearkeneth{H8085}{(H8802)} unto me shall dwell{H7931}{(H8799)} safely{H983}, and shall be quiet{H7599}{(H8768)} from fear{H6343} of evil{H7451}.
- Jer 27:2-3 : 2 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} to me; Make{H6213}{(H8798)} thee bonds{H4147} and yokes{H4133}, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} them upon thy neck{H6677}, 3 And send{H7971}{(H8765)} them to the king{H4428} of Edom{H123}, and to the king{H4428} of Moab{H4124}, and to the king{H4428} of the Ammonites{H1121}{H5983}, and to the king{H4428} of Tyrus{H6865}, and to the king{H4428} of Zidon{H6721}, by the hand{H3027} of the messengers{H4397} which come{H935}{(H8802)} to Jerusalem{H3389} unto Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063};
- Jer 27:8 : 8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation{H1471} and kingdom{H4467} which will not serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the same Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and that will not put{H5414}{(H8799)} their neck{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, that nation{H1471} will I punish{H6485}{(H8799)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, with the sword{H2719}, and with the famine{H7458}, and with the pestilence{H1698}, until I have consumed{H8552}{(H8800)} them by his hand{H3027}.