Verse 9
My lord{H113} the king,{H4428} these men{H582} have done evil{H7489} in all that they have done{H6213} to Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet,{H5030} whom they have cast{H7993} into the dungeon;{H953} and he is like to die{H4191} in the place{H8478} where he is, because{H6440} of the famine;{H7458} for there is no more bread{H3899} in the city.{H5892}
Referenced Verses
- Jer 52:6 : 6 In the fourth{H7243} month,{H2320} in the ninth{H8672} day of the month,{H2320} the famine{H7458} was sore{H2388} in the city,{H5892} so that there was no bread{H3899} for the people{H5971} of the land.{H776}
- Esth 7:4-6 : 4 for we are sold,{H4376} I and my people,{H5971} to be destroyed,{H8045} to be slain,{H2026} and to perish.{H6} But if{H432} we had been sold{H4376} for bondmen{H5650} and bondwomen,{H8198} I had held my peace,{H2790} although the adversary{H6862} could not have compensated{H7737} for the king's{H4428} damage.{H5143} 5 Then spake{H559} the king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325} and said{H559} unto Esther{H635} the queen,{H4436} Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume{H4390} in his heart{H3820} to do{H6213} so? 6 And Esther{H635} said,{H559} An adversary{H376} and an enemy,{H341} even this wicked{H7451} Haman.{H2001} Then Haman{H2001} was afraid{H1204} before{H6440} the king{H4428} and the queen.{H4436}
- Job 31:34 : 34 Because I feared{H6206} the great{H7227} multitude,{H1995} And the contempt{H937} of families{H4940} terrified{H2865} me, So that I kept silence,{H1826} and went not out{H3318} of the door—{H6607}
- Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Deliver{H5337} them that are carried{H3947} away unto death,{H4194} And those that are ready{H4131} to be slain{H4194} see that thou hold back.{H2820} 12 If thou sayest,{H559} Behold, we knew{H3045} not this; Doth not he that weigheth{H8505} the hearts{H3826} consider{H995} it? And he that keepeth{H5341} thy soul,{H5315} doth not he know{H3045} it? And shall not he render{H7725} to every man{H120} according to his work?{H6467}
- Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open{H6605} thy mouth{H6310} for the dumb,{H483} In the cause{H1779} of all such as are left{H1121} desolate.{H2475} 9 Open{H6605} thy mouth,{H6310} judge{H8199} righteously,{H6664} And minister{H1777} justice to the poor{H6041} and needy.{H6041}
- Jer 37:21-38:6 : 21 Then Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} commanded,{H6680} and they committed{H6485} Jeremiah{H3414} into the court{H2691} of the guard;{H4307} and they gave{H5414} him daily{H3117} a loaf{H3603} of bread{H3899} out of the bakers'{H644} street,{H2351} until all the bread{H3899} in the city{H5892} was spent.{H8552} Thus Jeremiah{H3414} remained{H3427} in the court{H2691} of the guard.{H4307} 1 And Shephatiah{H8203} the son{H1121} of Mattan,{H4977} and Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Pashhur,{H6583} and Jucal{H3116} the son{H1121} of Shelemiah,{H8018} and Pashhur{H6583} the son{H1121} of Malchijah,{H4441} heard{H8085} the words{H1697} that Jeremiah{H3414} spake{H1696} unto all the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} 2 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} He that abideth{H3427} in this city{H5892} shall die{H4191} by the sword,{H2719} by the famine,{H7458} and by the pestilence;{H1698} but he that goeth forth{H3318} to the Chaldeans{H3778} shall live,{H2421} and his life{H5315} shall be unto him for a prey,{H7998} and he shall live.{H2421} 3 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} This city{H5892} shall surely{H5414} be given{H5414} into the hand{H3027} of the army{H2428} of the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and he shall take{H3920} it. 4 Then the princes{H8269} said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} Let this man,{H376} we pray thee, be put to death;{H4191} forasmuch{H3651} as he weakeneth{H7503} the hands{H3027} of the men{H582} of war{H4421} that remain{H7604} in this city,{H5892} and the hands{H3027} of all the people,{H5971} in speaking{H1696} such words{H1697} unto them: for this man{H376} seeketh{H1875} not the welfare{H7965} of this people,{H5971} but the hurt.{H7451} 5 And Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} said,{H559} Behold, he is in your hand;{H3027} for the king{H4428} is not he that can{H3201} do anything{H1697} against you. 6 Then took{H3947} they Jeremiah,{H3414} and cast{H7993} him into the dungeon{H953} of Malchijah{H4441} the king's{H4428} son,{H1121} that was in the court{H2691} of the guard:{H4307} and they let down{H7971} Jeremiah{H3414} with cords.{H2256} And in the dungeon{H953} there was no water,{H4325} but mire;{H2916} and Jeremiah{H3414} sank{H2883} in the mire.{H2916}