Jeremiah 37:17
English Standard Version
17 King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him (A)secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, (B)“You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
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Jeremiah 37:17
New English Translation
17 Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him,[a] “Is there any message from the Lord?” Jeremiah answered, “Yes, there is.” Then he announced,[b] “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”[c]
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- Jeremiah 37:17 tn Heb “Then King Zedekiah sent and brought him, and the king asked him privately [or more literally, in secret] and said.”
- Jeremiah 37:17 tn Heb “Then he said.”
- Jeremiah 37:17 sn Jeremiah’s answer, even under duress, was the same that he had given Zedekiah earlier. (See Jer 34:3 and see the study note on 34:1 for the relative timing of these two incidents.)
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