Quotes about Authority
“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”
— Jeremiah 38:5
Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
— Jeremiah 38:24
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
— Jeremiah 39:11
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
— Jeremiah 39:12
“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
— Jeremiah 44:16
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
— Jeremiah 51:20
With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden.
— Jeremiah 51:22
With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.
— Jeremiah 51:23
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.
— Jeremiah 51:40
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
— Jeremiah 51:57
To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
— Lamentations 3:34
Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.
— Lamentations 5:8