Verse 5

Jeremiah 38:5

New Living Translation

5 King Zedekiah agreed. “All right,” he said. “Do as you like. I can’t stop you.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ הִנֵּה ה֖וּא בְּ/יֶדְ/כֶ֑ם כִּֽי אֵ֣ין הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ יוּכַ֥ל אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם דָּבָֽר

English Translation

And the king Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hand, for the king cannot do anything against you."

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Chapter 38 Context

1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of... Focus ↗

2 “This is what the LORD says: ‘Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease,... Focus ↗

3 The LORD also says: ‘The city of Jerusalem will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of... Focus ↗

4 So these officials went to the king and said, “Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will underm... Focus ↗

5 King Zedekiah agreed. “All right,” he said. “Do as you like. I can’t stop you.”

6 So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the p... Focus ↗

7 But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern.... Focus ↗

8 so Ebed-melech rushed from the palace to speak with him. Focus ↗

9 “My lord the king,” he said, “these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah the prophet... Focus ↗

10 So the king told Ebed-melech, “Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern... Focus ↗

11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to a room in the palace beneath the treasury, where he... Focus ↗

12 Ebed-melech called down to Jeremiah, “Put these rags under your armpits to protect you from the rope... Focus ↗

13 they pulled him out. So Jeremiah was returned to the courtyard of the guard — the palace prison — wh... Focus ↗

14 One day King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the third entrance of the LORD’s Temp... Focus ↗

15 Jeremiah said, “If I tell you the truth, you will kill me. And if I give you advice, you won’t liste... Focus ↗

16 So King Zedekiah secretly promised him, “As surely as the LORD our Creator lives, I will not kill yo... Focus ↗

17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God (Elohim) of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elo... Focus ↗

18 But if you refuse to surrender, you will not escape! This city will be handed over to the Babylonian... Focus ↗

19 “But I am afraid to surrender,” the king said, “for the Babylonians may hand me over to the Judeans... Focus ↗

20 Jeremiah replied, “You won’t be handed over to them if you choose to obey the LORD. Your life will b... Focus ↗

21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me: Focus ↗

22 All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian ar... Focus ↗

23 All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be... Focus ↗

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Don’t tell anyone you told me this, or you will die! Focus ↗

25 My officials may hear that I spoke to you, and they may say, ‘Tell us what you and the king were tal... Focus ↗

26 If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan’s dungeon, for fear y... Focus ↗

27 Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the king’s officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king... Focus ↗

28 And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. Focus ↗

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