Jeremiah 38:16
English Standard Version
16 Then King Zedekiah swore (A)secretly to Jeremiah, (B)“As the Lord lives, (C)who made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of (D)these men who seek your life.”
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Jeremiah 38:16
New International Version
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)
Jeremiah 38:16
King James Version
16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
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Jeremiah 38:16
New King James Version
16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As the Lord lives, (A)who made our very souls, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
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Jeremiah 38:16
New American Standard Bible
16 But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in (A)secret, saying, “As the Lord lives, who made this [a](B)life for us, I certainly will not put you to death, nor will I hand you over to (C)these men who are seeking your [b]life.”
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