Jeremiah 37:2

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Jeremiah 37:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

2 But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

3 Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”

4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.

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2 Kings 24:19

And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.

2 Kings 24:20

For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:12

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.

2 Chronicles 36:13

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 36:14

Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:15

Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

Ezekiel 21:25

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1 Thessalonians 4:8

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Exodus 4:13

But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

Leviticus 8:36

So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

2 Samuel 10:2

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

2 Samuel 12:25

and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

1 Kings 14:18

And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.

1 Kings 16:7

Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

Proverbs 26:6

Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

Hosea 12:10

I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.