Verse 16
Jeremiah 38:16
World English Bible
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So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֞ע הַ/מֶּ֧לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּ/סֵּ֣תֶר לֵ/אמֹ֑ר חַי יְהוָ֞ה את אֲשֶׁר֩ עָשָׂה לָ֨/נוּ אֶת הַ/נֶּ֤פֶשׁ הַ/זֹּאת֙ אִם אֲמִיתֶ֔/ךָ וְ/אִם אֶתֶּנְ/ךָ֗ בְּ/יַד֙ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ
English Translation
And King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, "As the Lord lives, who made this soul for us, if I do not put you to death or deliver you into the hands of these men who seek your life."
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Chapter 38 Context
1
Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and P...
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“Yahweh says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilen...
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Yahweh says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and h...
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Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hand...
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Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”
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Then took they Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the...
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Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Je...
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Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,
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“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom...
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Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and t...
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So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and too...
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Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armp...
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So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained i...
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Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself into the third entry that is in...
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Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I g...
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So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who made us this soul, I...
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Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, say...
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18
But if you will not go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city will be given into the h...
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Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, les...
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But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, Yahweh’s voice, in that which I speak t...
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But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me:
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‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of...
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They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their...
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Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die.
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But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, ‘Declare to...
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then you shall tell them, ‘I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me t...
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Then all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words...
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So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
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