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Jeremiah 38:21

in Jeremiah 38

But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me:

KJV

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:

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This verse in Jeremiah 38

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans

on Jeremiah 38:19-28

Zedekiah names his fear: “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans.” Jeremiah answers, “They will not hand you over,” and describes the palace women mocking the king: “Your feet sank into the mire.” He remains in the courtyard “until the day Jerusalem was captured.”

This site's exposition

the LORD has shown me

What follows is a scene Jeremiah was shown, set out in verses 22 and 23. John Gill notes that the king had asked for a word from the LORD, and this is the word he receives if he refuses. It answers his question at 37:17.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

But if thou refuse to go forth,.... Out of Jerusalem, to the Chaldean army, and submit to them: this is the word that the Lord hath showed me, or the thing which should certainly come to pass; the word of prophecy the Lord had showed to the prophet, and which he now declares to the king; who asked of him a word, was desirous to know whether there was a word from the Lord, and what it was; and this it is which follows, in case he continued impenitent, obstinate, and disobedient.

The words behind it

9 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאִם־and if

    veim-H518 →1069 times

  • מָאֵ֥ן[are] refusing

    maenH3986 →

  • אַתָּ֖הyou

    ʾatahH859 →1094 times

  • לָצֵ֑אתto go out

    latzetH3318 →1067 times

  • זֶ֣הthis

    zehH2088 →1180 times

  • הַדָּבָ֔ר[is] the thing

    hadavarH1697 →1440 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הִרְאַ֖נִיhe has shown me

    hiraniH7200 →1300 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Ezekiel 2:4–5They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’3 worksEzekiel 2:7But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.3 worksJeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.2 worksNumbers 23:19–20God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?2 worksIsaiah 1:19–20If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.2 worksNumbers 24:13that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”2 worksExodus 10:3–4So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.2 worksProverbs 1:24–31Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,2 worksJob 34:33Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed His? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.2 worksHebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?2 worksJob 23:13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.2 worksActs 20:26–27Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.2 worksActs 18:6But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”2 worksEzekiel 3:17–19“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.2 worksJeremiah 15:19–21Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.2 worksExodus 16:28Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?2 works2 Kings 8:10Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 2:7

    But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 23:28

      Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.

    • Ezekiel 2:5

      And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

    • Ezekiel 3:17

      “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

    • Ezekiel 3:10

      “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.

    • Jeremiah 1:7

      But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 2:30

      “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

    • Jeremiah 7:28

      Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from…

    • 2 Chronicles 16:9

      For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in…

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About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 38 →

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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