Cross Reference JEREMIAH 27:17 HEARKEN NOT UNTO THEM SERVE THE KING OF BABYLON AND LIVE WHEREFORE SHOULD THIS CITY BE LAID WASTE

{Jeremiah 27:17} Hearken 8085 z8799 not x408 unto x413 them; serve 5647 z8798 x853 the king 4428 of Babylon, 894 and live: 2421 z8798 wherefore x4100 should this x2063 city 5892 be x1961 laid waste? 2723

serve:
"But the nationsª that¹ bringª °¹ their neckª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and serveª ° him, those will I let remain¹ still² ° in¹ their own land,ª saithª ° the LORD;ª and they shall tillª ° it, and dwellª ° therein. ... I spakeª ° also to¹ Zedekiahª kingª of Judahª according to all¹ these¹ words,ª saying,ª ° Bringª °¹ your necksª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and serveª ° him and his people,ª and live.ª °" {Jer 27:11-12}

wherefore:
"Why¹ will ye die,ª ° thou¹ and thy people,ª by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence,ª as¹ the LORDª hath spokenª ° against¹ the nationª that¹ will not¹ serveª °¹ the kingª of Babylon?ª" {Jer 27:13} + "Then saidª ° Jeremiahª unto¹ Zedekiah,ª Thus¹ saithª ° the LORD,ª the Godª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª If¹ thou wilt assuredly² ° go forthª ° unto¹ the kingª of Babylon'sª princes,ª then thy soulª shall live,ª ° and this¹ cityª shall not¹ be burnedª ° with fire;ª and thou¹ shalt live,ª ° and thine house:ª" {Jer 38:17} + "So they shall bring outª ° all¹ thy wivesª and thy childrenª to¹ the Chaldeans:ª and thou¹ shalt not¹ escape¹ out² ° of their hand,ª ¹ but¹ shalt be takenª ° by the handª of the kingª of Babylon:ª and thou shalt cause this¹ cityª to be burnedª ° with fire.ª" {Jer 38:23}