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Jeremiah 38:19-23
World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:19-23
World English Bible
19 Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”
20 But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, Yahweh’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live. 21 But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me: 22 ‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women will say,
“Your familiar friends have turned on you,
and have prevailed over you.
Your feet are sunk in the mire,
they have turned away from you.”
23 They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burned with fire.’”
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Jeremiah 38:19-23
New King James Version
Jeremiah 38:19-23
New King James Version
19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have (A)defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they (B)abuse me.”
20 But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be (C)well with you, and your soul shall live. 21 But if you refuse to [a]surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me: 22 ‘Now behold, all the (D)women who are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say:
“Your close friends have [b]set upon you
And prevailed against you;
Your feet have sunk in the mire,
And they have [c]turned away again.”
23 ‘So they shall surrender all your wives and (E)children to the Chaldeans. (F)You shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ”
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- Jeremiah 38:21 Lit. go out
- Jeremiah 38:22 Or misled
- Jeremiah 38:22 Deserted you
Jeremiah 38:19-23
New International Version
Jeremiah 38:19-23
New International Version
19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid(A) of the Jews who have gone over(B) 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(C) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(D) with you, and your life(E) will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: 22 All the women(F) 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(G) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(H)
your friends have deserted you.’
23 “All your wives and children(I) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(J) from their hands but will be captured(K) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[a] be burned down.”(L)
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- Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to
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