Jeremiah 38:5

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 38:19 Historical context

Jeremiah 38:19 later reveals Zedekiah's fear of the Jews who defected — same fear of people driving his decision to hand over Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 26:14 records Jeremiah saying he is in their hands — the same phrase the king uses here, showing the prophet's prior submission.

Jeremiah 37:17 shows Zedekiah secretly seeking Jeremiah's counsel — contrasting with his public surrender of Jeremiah to the officials here.

In 1 Samuel 15:24, Saul admits fearing the people rather than God—same failure as Zedekiah yielding to officials here.

2 Samuel 19:22 contrasts sharply: David refuses to execute Shimei, while Zedekiah here yields to unjust execution.

Proverbs 29:25 warns that fear of man is a snare—Zedekiah's surrender to the officials exemplifies this trap perfectly.

John 19:12 Parallel

John 19:12 shows Pilate caving to the crowd's threat about Caesar—same fearful abdication of justice as Zedekiah's here.

Exodus 23:2 Parallel

Exodus 23:2 forbids following the multitude to pervert justice — Zedekiah does exactly that by yielding to the officials against Jeremiah.

Daniel 6:16 Parallel

Daniel 6:16 has King Darius reluctantly handing Daniel over to the lions, mirroring Zedekiah's reluctant surrender of Jeremiah.

1 Samuel 29:9 shows Achish respecting David but bowing to commanders—like Zedekiah acknowledging Jeremiah's innocence yet yielding to officials.

In 2 Samuel 3:39, David laments being too weak to control violent men—paralleling Zedekiah's helplessness against the officials.

Job 1:12 Parallel

Job 1:12 has God giving Job into Satan's hand with limits, paralleling Zedekiah giving Jeremiah into the officials' hand.