Jeremiah 32:5
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 21:4 announces God will turn back Judah's weapons against Babylon — reinforcing the futility of fighting here.
Jeremiah 21:5 declares God himself will fight against Jerusalem — intensifying the judgment implied here.
Jeremiah 27:22 uses the same 'until I visit' phrase regarding temple vessels taken to Babylon — echoing the duration of Zedekiah's exile.
Jeremiah 34:4 promises Zedekiah he will die in peace, contrasting with the captivity and death implied here. A different outcome.
Jeremiah 34:5 adds funeral honors for Zedekiah's peaceful death — directly contradicts the threat of defeat and exile here.
Jeremiah 37:10 asserts even wounded Chaldeans will burn the city — underscoring the hopelessness of resistance here.
Jeremiah 39:5 narrates Zedekiah's capture and being brought to Nebuchadnezzar — fulfillment of the prophecy in Jeremiah 32:5.
Jeremiah 39:7 adds Zedekiah being blinded and taken to Babylon in chains — fulfilling the 'led to Babylon' part of the prophecy.
Jeremiah 52:9 records the fulfillment: Zedekiah is captured and taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah, confirming the prophecy.
Ezekiel 17:15 directly asks 'Will he succeed?' about Zedekiah's rebellion — the same question Jeremiah answers with 'you shall not succeed.'
Ezekiel 17:10 continues the vine parable — it will utterly wither when east wind strikes, reinforcing that Zedekiah's plot will fail.
Proverbs 21:30 states no counsel can succeed against the Lord — the foundational truth that fighting God's purpose is futile, directly illustrated here.
Ezekiel 17:9, in the same historical context, uses vine imagery to ask if Zedekiah's rebellion will thrive — answer is no, just as Jeremiah says.
Ezekiel 17:16 echoes the same fate: Zedekiah will die in Babylon for breaking his oath with Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Kings 25:7 records the fulfillment: Zedekiah's sons killed, eyes put out, taken to Babylon — exactly what Jeremiah foretold.
In 2 Chronicles 13:12, Abijah warns Israel not to fight God because they cannot succeed — a parallel warning to Zedekiah's doomed rebellion.
In Numbers 14:41, Moses warns Israel their attack will not succeed — same phrase 'shall not succeed' as here, reinforcing that fighting God's will fails.