Jer.41.7

Jeremiah 41:7

KJV

And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

The Murder of Gedaliah

Cross References

Psalm 55:23

KJV

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

Cast Your Burden upon the LORD

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.

Isaiah 14:19

KJV

But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

The Fall of the King of Babylon

Isaiah 59:7

KJV

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Sin Separates Us from God

Separation from God

Ezekiel 22:27

KJV GOD

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Israel’s Wicked Leaders

Ezekiel 33:24

KJV GOD

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

Word of Jerusalem’s Fall

Ezekiel 33:26

KJV GOD

Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?