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Jeremia 38
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Jeremia 38
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Jeremia befrias
38 Shefatja, Mattans son, Gedalja, Pashchurs son, Jukal, Shelemjas son, och Pashchur, Malkias son, hörde Jeremia säga till allt folket: 2 ”Så säger Herren: ’Den som blir kvar i denna stad ska dö genom svärd, hunger eller pest, men den som överlämnar sig till kaldéerna får behålla sitt liv som byte, han får leva.’ 3 Så säger Herren: ’Denna stad ska överlämnas åt den babyloniske kungen, och han ska inta den.’ ”
4 Då sa furstarna till kungen: ”Den mannen måste dö. Han gör ju soldaterna som finns kvar i denna stad och allt folket missmodiga, när han talar så till dem. Denne man söker inte folkets väl utan dess fördärv.”
5 Kung Sidkia svarade: ”Gör vad ni vill med honom. Kungen kan inte hindra er.”[a] 6 De tog då Jeremia och kastade honom i kungasonen Malkias brunn på vaktgården. De sänkte ner Jeremia med rep. Det fanns inget vatten i brunnen, bara gyttja, som Jeremia sjönk ner i.
7 Nubiern Eved-Melek, en hovman som befann sig i kungapalatset, hörde att Jeremia kastats ner i brunnen. Kungen satt då i Benjaminporten. 8 Eved-Melek gick ut från kungapalatset och sa till kungen: 9 ”Min herre och kung, dessa män har gjort illa i allt som de gjort mot profeten Jeremia, som de sänkt ner i brunnen. Där kommer han att svälta ihjäl, för det finns inte längre något bröd i staden.”
10 Kungen befallde då nubiern Eved-Melek att ta med sig trettio[b] män och dra upp Jeremia så att han inte skulle dö. 11 Eved-Melek tog med sig männen till ett förråd under kungapalatsets skattkammare, tog därifrån trasor och utslitna kläder och sänkte ner dem med rep till Jeremia i brunnen. 12 Nubiern Eved-Melek sa till Jeremia: ”Lägg trasorna och de utslitna kläderna under armarna, mellan dem och repet.” Jeremia gjorde så, 13 och de drog upp honom med repen ur brunnen. Jeremia fick sedan stanna på vaktgården.
Jeremia och Sidkia
14 Kung Sidkia skickade efter profeten Jeremia och lät hämta honom till sig vid tredje ingången till Herrens hus. Kungen sa till Jeremia: ”Det är något jag vill fråga dig om. Dölj inget för mig.” 15 Jeremia svarade Sidkia: ”Om jag säger dig något, kommer du då inte att döda mig? Och om jag ger dig ett råd kommer du inte att lyssna på mig.” 16 Kung Sidkia svor då i hemlighet en ed till Jeremia och sa: ”Så sant Herren lever, han som gett oss livet, jag ska inte döda dig eller överlämna dig åt dem som är ute efter ditt liv.”
17 Då sa Jeremia till Sidkia: ”Så säger härskarornas Herre, Israels Gud: ’Om du överlämnar dig åt den babyloniske kungens furstar ska du få leva, och denna stad ska inte brännas ner, utan du och din familj ska få leva. 18 Men om du inte överlämnar dig åt den babyloniske kungens furstar, ska denna stad ges i kaldéernas händer, och de ska bränna ner den, och du själv ska inte kunna komma undan dem.’ ”
19 Kung Sidkia sa till Jeremia: ”Jag är rädd för dem från Juda som gått över till kaldéerna, att man ska överlämna mig åt dem och de ska misshandla mig.” 20 Jeremia svarade: ”De kommer inte att överlämna dig. Lyssna nu bara till Herren, till det jag säger dig. Då ska det gå dig väl och ditt liv kommer att skonas. 21 Men om du vägrar kapitulera, är detta vad Herren har uppenbarat för mig: 22 Alla kvinnor som finns kvar i Juda kungs palats ska föras ut till den babyloniske kungens furstar. Dessa kvinnor ska säga:
’Dina vänner har förlett dig
och fått makt över dig.
När dina fötter sjönk i gyttjan
vände de dig ryggen.’
23 Alla dina hustrur och barn ska föras ut till kaldéerna, och du ska inte komma undan dem. Du kommer att bli tillfångatagen av kungen av Babylonien, och denna stad kommer att brännas ner.”
24 Då sa Sidkia till Jeremia: ”Låt inte någon få veta om detta samtal, så att du inte riskerar att dö. 25 Om furstarna får höra att jag har talat med dig, kommer de till dig och säger: ’Tala om för oss vad du sa till kungen! Dölj ingenting för oss, annars dödar vi dig. Berätta också vad kungen sa till dig!’ 26 Då ska du bara säga till dem: ’Jag vädjade till kungen att inte sända mig tillbaka till Jonatans hus, för att dö där.’ ”
27 Så kom alla furstarna till Jeremia och frågade ut honom. Han svarade precis som kungen hade befallt honom, och sedan sa de inget mer. Ingen hade ju hört samtalet. 28 Jeremia blev kvar på vaktgården, till den dag då Jerusalem intogs.
Jeremiah 38
Names of God Bible
Jeremiah 38
Names of God Bible
Jeremiah Is Thrown into a Muddy Cistern
38 Shephatiah (son of Mattan), Gedaliah (son of Pashhur), Jucal (son of Shelemiah), and Pashhur (son of Malchiah) heard that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people. 2 They heard Jeremiah say, “This is what Yahweh says: Those who stay in this city will die in wars, famines, or plagues. But those who surrender to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives.
3 “This is what Yahweh says: This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, and it will capture the city.”
4 Then the officials said to the king, “Have this man put to death. He discourages the soldiers who are left in this city and all the people by telling them such things. This man is not trying to help these people; he’s trying to hurt them.”
5 King Zedekiah answered, “He’s in your hands. I won’t do anything to stop you.”
6 So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son. It was in the courtyard of the prison. They used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the cistern. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
7 But an official in the royal palace, Ebed Melech from Sudan, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern. The king happened to be sitting at Benjamin Gate. 8 Ebed Melech left the royal palace and spoke to the king at Benjamin Gate. 9 “Your Majesty, everything that these men have done to the prophet Jeremiah is wrong. They have thrown him into the cistern, where he’ll starve to death, because there’s no more bread in the city.”
10 Then the king gave Ebed Melech from Sudan this command: “Take 30 men from here, and lift the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.”
11 So Ebed Melech took the men with him and went to the royal palace, to a room under the treasury. He took rags and torn clothes from there and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. 12 Ebed Melech from Sudan said to Jeremiah, “Put these rags and torn clothes under your arms to protect you from the ropes.” Jeremiah did. 13 They used the ropes to pull Jeremiah up and lift him out of the cistern. Then Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison.
14 King Zedekiah sent for the prophet Jeremiah and brought him to the third entrance in Yahweh’s temple. “I’m going to ask you a question,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Don’t hide anything from me.”
15 Jeremiah answered Zedekiah, “If I answer you, you’ll kill me. If I give you advice, you won’t listen to me.”
16 So King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah, “Yahweh gave us life. As Yahweh lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who want to kill you.”
17 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what Yahweh Elohim Tsebaoth, the Elohim of Israel, says: If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, you will live, and this city will not be burned. You and your household will live. 18 But if you don’t surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians. They will burn it down, and you will not escape from them.”
19 King Zedekiah answered Jeremiah, “I’m afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Babylonians. The Babylonians may hand me over to them, and they will torture me.”
20 Jeremiah said, “You will not be handed over to them. Obey Yahweh by doing what I’m telling you. Then everything will go well for you, and you will live. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what Yahweh has shown me. 22 All the women who are left in the palace of Judah’s king will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon. These women will say:
‘Your trusted friends have misled you and used you.
Your feet are stuck in the mud, and your friends have deserted you.’
23 “All your wives and children will be brought to the Babylonians. You will not escape from them. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
Jeremiah and Zedekiah Make an Agreement
24 Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Don’t let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die. 25 The officials may find out that I’ve been talking with you. They may come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you. Don’t hide anything from us, or we’ll kill you.’ 26 If they come to you, say to them, ‘I asked the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’”
27 All the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him. He told them exactly what the king had told him to say. So they stopped questioning him, because they hadn’t heard his conversation with the king. 28 Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison until the day Jerusalem was captured.
Jeremiah 38
New International Version
Jeremiah 38
New International Version
Jeremiah Thrown Into a Cistern
38 Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur(A), Jehukal[a](B) son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, 2 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague,(C) but whoever goes over to the Babylonians[b] will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’(D) 3 And this is what the Lord says: ‘This city will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’”(E)
4 Then the officials(F) said to the king, “This man should be put to death.(G) He is discouraging(H) the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”
5 “He is in your hands,”(I) King Zedekiah answered. “The king can do nothing(J) to oppose you.”
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard.(K) They lowered Jeremiah by ropes(L) into the cistern; it had no water in it,(M) only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.(N)
7 But Ebed-Melek,(O) a Cushite,[c] an official[d](P) in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,(Q) 8 Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him, 9 “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern,(R) where he will starve to death when there is no longer any bread(S) in the city.”
10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
11 So Ebed-Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes(T) to Jeremiah in the cistern. 12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so, 13 and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.(U)
Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah Again
14 Then King Zedekiah sent(V) for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the Lord. “I am going to ask you something,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Do not hide(W) anything from me.”
15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.”
16 But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly(X) to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath,(Y) I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”(Z)
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender(AA) to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live.(AB) 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands(AC) of the Babylonians and they will burn(AD) it down; you yourself will not escape(AE) from them.’”
19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid(AF) of the Jews who have gone over(AG) to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.”
20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey(AH) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(AI) with you, and your life(AJ) will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: 22 All the women(AK) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:
“‘They misled you and overcame you—
those trusted friends(AL) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(AM)
your friends have deserted you.’
23 “All your wives and children(AN) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(AO) from their hands but will be captured(AP) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[e] be burned down.”(AQ)
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know(AR) about this conversation, or you may die. 25 If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,’ 26 then tell(AS) them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house(AT) to die there.’”
27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and question him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard his conversation with the king.
28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard(AU) until the day Jerusalem was captured.
The Fall of Jerusalem(AV)
This is how Jerusalem(AW) was taken:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 38:1 Hebrew Jukal, a variant of Jehukal
- Jeremiah 38:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 18, 19 and 23
- Jeremiah 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
- Jeremiah 38:7 Or a eunuch
- Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to
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