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Jeremiah 38:15-17
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 38:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not surely kill me? Besides,[a] if I advise you, you will not listen to me. 16 So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying,[b] “As Yahweh lives,[c] who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If only you will go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then you[d] will live, and this city will not be burned with fire, and you will live, you and your house.
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- Jeremiah 38:15 Literally “And”
- Jeremiah 38:16 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 38:16 Literally “Life of Yahweh”
- Jeremiah 38:17 Literally “your life” or “your soul”
Jeremiah 38:15-17
New International Version
Jeremiah 38:15-17
New International Version
15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.”
16 But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly(A) to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath,(B) I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”(C)
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender(D) to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live.(E)
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