Jeremiah 38:17-18
New American Standard Bible
17 So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord (A)God of armies, the (B)God of Israel says: ‘If you will indeed (C)surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then [a]you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will [b]survive. 18 But if you do (D)not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city (E)will be handed over to the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and (F)you yourself will not escape from their hands.’”
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- Jeremiah 38:17 Lit your soul
- Jeremiah 38:17 Lit live
Jeremiah 38:17-18
New King James Version
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you surely (A)surrender[a] (B)to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live; this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. 18 But if you do not [b]surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and (C)you shall not escape from their hand.’ ”
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- Jeremiah 38:17 Lit. go out
- Jeremiah 38:18 Lit. go out
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