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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.”
Jeremiah 38:27
New International Version
Jeremiah 38:27
New International Version
27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and question him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard his conversation with the king.
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