Jeremiah 39:16
Go and speak to Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 38:7-13 tells how Ebed-Melek rescued Jeremiah from the cistern — the reason God promises him safety here.
In Jeremiah 36:31, God repeats the same formula—bringing all pronounced evil upon Jerusalem and Judah—confirming the consistent message.
In Jeremiah 44:29, God gives a sign that His words shall surely stand against them for evil, mirroring the assurance here.
In Jeremiah 19:12, the same disaster is depicted as making Jerusalem like Topheth, a place of burning — reinforcing the judgment promised here.
In Jeremiah 21:7–10, the judgment is detailed with the king handing over the city and the choice to surrender — expanding the context of the disaster.
In Jeremiah 24:8–10, the bad figs symbolize those left in Jerusalem after exile, condemned to sword, famine, pestilence — same fate as this disaster.
In Jeremiah 26:18, Micah's prophecy that Zion will be plowed as a field echoes the certainty of Jerusalem's destruction promised here.
In Jeremiah 32:28, God explicitly says He will give the city to the Chaldeans — the specific agent of the disaster foretold here.
In Jeremiah 32:29, the burning of the city by the Chaldeans is described — matching the destruction implied in this promise of disaster.
In Jeremiah 34:2, God tells Jeremiah to announce that the city will be given to Babylon and burned — a direct parallel to the disaster promised here.
In Jeremiah 34:3, Zedekiah's personal capture is prophesied — a particular outcome within the broader disaster on Jerusalem.
In Jeremiah 34:22, God declares He will bring the Babylonians back to burn Jerusalem—directly showing the evil words mentioned here being accomplished.
In Jeremiah 35:17, God states He will bring all the evil He pronounced against Jerusalem, reinforcing the certainty of judgment here.
Jeremiah 5:14 portrays God's words as fire — the same judgment God is now fulfilling against the city.
Jeremiah 19:1-15 uses a broken jar to symbolize the disaster God now brings upon Jerusalem.
In Jeremiah 44:28, survivors in Egypt will learn whose word stands, showing that God's words here are vindicated even in judgment.
In Daniel 9:12, Daniel confesses that God confirmed His words by bringing great evil on Jerusalem—identical to the declaration here.
In Zechariah 1:6, God's words 'overtook' the fathers—they realized judgment came exactly as He said, confirming the theme here.
In Joshua 23:15, Joshua warns that as God brought good, He will bring evil—this principle directly parallels the evil words being brought here.
In 2 Chronicles 36:21, the desolation fulfills Jeremiah's word about 70 years—showing the very words here were accomplished.
Acts 8:27 introduces an Ethiopian eunuch—both passages feature an Ethiopian receiving God's word (judgment here, gospel there).
Isaiah 56:3 reassures foreigners they are not separated from God—Ebed-melech, a foreigner, receives God's message of judgment and deliverance.
In Matt 24:35, Jesus declares His words will never pass away—reinforcing the certainty of God's words being accomplished here.
In Joshua 23:14, Joshua notes none of God's good words failed—this echoes the principle that God's words, whether good or evil, are fulfilled.