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Jeremiah 38:27
New English Translation
Jeremiah 38:27
New English Translation
27 All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah.[a] He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say.[b] They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation.[c]
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- Jeremiah 38:27 tn Heb “All the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him.”
- Jeremiah 38:27 tn Heb “And he reported to them according to all these words that the king had commanded.”
- Jeremiah 38:27 tn Heb “And they were silent from him because the word/matter [i.e., the conversation between Jeremiah and the king] had not been heard.” According to BDB 578 s.v. מִן 1.a the preposition “from” is significant in this construction, implying a verb of motion. That is, “they were [fell] silent [and turned away] from him.”
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