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
Lexham English Bible
19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand and they abuse me.” 20 And Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please obey the voice of Yahweh with regard to what I am saying to you, and it will go well with you, and you[a] will live. 21 But if you are refusing to surrender, this is the thing that Yahweh has shown me. 22 Now look, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah are being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon. And look, they are saying,
‘Your trusted friends[b] have misled you,
and they have prevailed against you.
Your feet are stuck in the mud,
so they turned backward.’
23 And all your wives and your children will be led out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon you will be seized, and this city will burn with fire.”
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- Jeremiah 38:20 Literally “your life” or “your soul”
- Jeremiah 38:22 Literally “The men of your peace”
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