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Jeremiah 38 (WEBP)

[1] Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
[2] “Yahweh says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’
[3] Yahweh says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’ ”
[4] Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death, because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”
[5] Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”
[6] Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
[7] Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),
[8] Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,
[9] “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon. He is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.”
[10] Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”
[11] So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
[12] Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords.” Jeremiah did so.
[13] So they lifted Jeremiah up with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
[14] Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself into the third entry that is in Yahweh’s house. Then the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.”
[15] Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”
[16] So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
[17] Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you will go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul will live, and this city will not be burned with fire. You will live, along with your house.
[18] But if you will not go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you won’t escape out of their hand.’ ”
[19] Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”
[20] But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, Yahweh’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live.
[21] But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me:
[22] ‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women will say, “Your familiar friends have turned on you, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away from you.”
[23] They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ”
[24] Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die.
[25] But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king; don’t hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also tell us what the king said to you;’
[26] then you shall tell them, ‘I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.’ ”
[27] Then all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the matter was not perceived.
[28] So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 38 (KJVS)

[1] Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard () the words that Jeremiah had spoken () unto all the people, saying, ()
[2] Thus saith () the Lord, He that remaineth () in this city shall die () by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth () to the Chaldeans shall live; () for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. () () ()
[3] Thus saith () the Lord, This city shall surely () be given () into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take () it.
[4] Therefore the princes said () unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: () for thus he weakeneth () the hands of the men of war that remain () in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking () such words unto them: for this man seeketh () not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
[5] Then Zedekiah the king said, () Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can () do any thing against you.
[6] Then took () they Jeremiah, and cast () him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down () Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk () in the mire.
[7] Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard () that they had put () Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting () in the gate of Benjamin;
[8] Ebed-melech went forth () out of the king’s house, and spake () to the king, saying, ()
[9] My lord the king, these men have done evil () in all that they have done () to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast () into the dungeon; and he is like to die () for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
[10] Then the king commanded () Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, () Take () from hence thirty men with thee, and take up () Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. ()
[11] So Ebed-melech took () the men with him, and went () into the house of the king under the treasury, and took () thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down () by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
[12] And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said () unto Jeremiah, Put () now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did () so.
[13] So they drew up () Jeremiah with cords, and took him up () out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained () in the court of the prison.
[14] Then Zedekiah the king sent, () and took () Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said () unto Jeremiah, I will ask () thee a thing; hide () nothing from me.
[15] Then Jeremiah said () unto Zedekiah, If I declare () it unto thee, wilt thou not surely () put me to death? () and if I give thee counsel, () wilt thou not hearken () unto me?
[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.
[17] Then said () Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith () the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly () go forth () unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, () and this city shall not be burned () with fire; and thou shalt live, () and thine house:
[18] but if thou wilt not go forth () to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given () into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn () it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out () of their hand.
[19] And Zedekiah the king said () unto Jeremiah, I am afraid () of the Jews that are fallen () to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver () me into their hand, and they mock () me.
[20] But Jeremiah said, () They shall not deliver () thee. Obey, () I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak () unto thee: so it shall be well () unto thee, and thy soul shall live. ()
[21] But if thou refuse to go forth, () this is the word that the Lord hath shewed () me:
[22] and, behold, all the women that are left () in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth () to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, () Thy friends have set thee on, () and have prevailed () against thee: thy feet are sunk () in the mire, and they are turned away () back.
[23] So they shall bring out () all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out () of their hand, but shalt be taken () by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned () with fire.
[24] Then said () Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know () of these words, and thou shalt not die. ()
[25] But if the princes hear () that I have talked () with thee, and they come () unto thee, and say () unto thee, Declare () unto us now what thou hast said () unto the king, hide () it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; () also what the king said () unto thee:
[26] then thou shalt say () unto them, I presented () my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return () to Jonathan’s house, to die () there.
[27] Then came () all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked () him: and he told () them according to all these words that the king had commanded. () So they left off speaking () with him; for the matter was not perceived. ()
[28] So Jeremiah abode () in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: () and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. ()

Jeremiah 38:4 Heb. peace
Jeremiah 38:6 Or, of the king
Jeremiah 38:9 Heb. he will die
Jeremiah 38:10 Heb. in thine hand
Jeremiah 38:14 Or, principal
Jeremiah 38:22 Heb. men of thy peace
Jeremiah 38:27 Heb. they were silent from him

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 38 (BYZ)

[1] [45:1] και ηκουσεν σαφατιας υιος μαθαν και γοδολιας υιος πασχωρ και ιωαχαλ υιος σελεμιου τους λογους ους ελαλει ιερεμιας επι τον λαον λεγων
[2] [45:2] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο κατοικων εν τη πολει ταυτη αποθανειται εν ρομφαια και εν λιμω και ο εκπορευομενος προς τους χαλδαιους ζησεται και εσται η ψυχη αυτου εις ευρεμα και ζησεται
[3] [45:3] οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος παραδιδομενη παραδοθησεται η πολις αυτη εις χειρας δυναμεως βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και συλλημψεται αυτην
[4] [45:4] και ειπαν τω βασιλει αναιρεθητω δη ο ανθρωπος εκεινος οτι αυτος εκλυει τας χειρας των ανθρωπων των πολεμουντων των καταλειπομενων εν τη πολει και τας χειρας παντος του λαου λαλων προς αυτους κατα τους λογους τουτους οτι ο ανθρωπος ουτος ου χρησμολογει ειρηνην τω λαω τουτω αλλ η πονηρα
[5] [45:5] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ιδου αυτος εν χερσιν υμων οτι ουκ ηδυνατο ο βασιλευς προς αυτους
[6] [45:6] και ερριψαν αυτον εις τον λακκον μελχιου υιου του βασιλεως ος ην εν τη αυλη της φυλακης και εχαλασαν αυτον εις τον λακκον και εν τω λακκω ουκ ην υδωρ αλλ η βορβορος και ην εν τω βορβορω
[7] [45:7] και ηκουσεν αβδεμελεχ ο αιθιοψ και αυτος εν οικια του βασιλεως οτι εδωκαν ιερεμιαν εις τον λακκον και ο βασιλευς ην εν τη πυλη βενιαμιν
[8] [45:8] και εξηλθεν προς αυτον και ελαλησεν προς τον βασιλεα και ειπεν
[9] [45:9] επονηρευσω α εποιησας του αποκτειναι τον ανθρωπον τουτον απο προσωπου του λιμου οτι ουκ εισιν ετι αρτοι εν τη πολει
[10] [45:10] και ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς τω αβδεμελεχ λεγων λαβε εις τας χειρας σου εντευθεν τριακοντα ανθρωπους και αναγαγε αυτον εκ του λακκου ινα μη αποθανη
[11] [45:11] και ελαβεν αβδεμελεχ τους ανθρωπους και εισηλθεν εις την οικιαν του βασιλεως την υπογειον και ελαβεν εκειθεν παλαια ρακη και παλαια σχοινια και ερριψεν αυτα προς ιερεμιαν εις τον λακκον
[12] [45:12] και ειπεν ταυτα θες υποκατω των σχοινιων και εποιησεν ιερεμιας ουτως
[13] [45:13] και ειλκυσαν αυτον τοις σχοινιοις και ανηγαγον αυτον εκ του λακκου και εκαθισεν ιερεμιας εν τη αυλη της φυλακης
[14] [45:14] και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς και εκαλεσεν αυτον προς εαυτον εις οικιαν ασελισι την εν οικω κυριου και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς ερωτησω σε λογον και μη δη κρυψης απ εμου ρημα
[15] [45:15] και ειπεν ιερεμιας τω βασιλει εαν αναγγειλω σοι ουχι θανατω με θανατωσεις και εαν συμβουλευσω σοι ου μη ακουσης μου
[16] [45:16] και ωμοσεν αυτω ο βασιλευς λεγων ζη κυριος ος εποιησεν ημιν την ψυχην ταυτην ει αποκτενω σε και ει δωσω σε εις χειρας των ανθρωπων τουτων
[17] [45:17] και ειπεν αυτω ιερεμιας ουτως ειπεν κυριος εαν εξελθων εξελθης προς ηγεμονας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και ζησεται η ψυχη σου και η πολις αυτη ου μη κατακαυθη εν πυρι και ζηση συ και η οικια σου
[18] [45:18] και εαν μη εξελθης δοθησεται η πολις αυτη εις χειρας των χαλδαιων και καυσουσιν αυτην εν πυρι και συ ου μη σωθης
[19] [45:19] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τω ιερεμια εγω λογον εχω των ιουδαιων των πεφευγοτων προς τους χαλδαιους μη δωσειν με εις χειρας αυτων και καταμωκησονται μου
[20] [45:20] και ειπεν ιερεμιας ου μη παραδωσιν σε ακουσον τον λογον κυριου ον εγω λεγω προς σε και βελτιον εσται σοι και ζησεται η ψυχη σου
[21] [45:21] και ει μη θελεις συ εξελθειν ουτος ο λογος ον εδειξεν μοι κυριος
[22] [45:22] και ιδου πασαι αι γυναικες αι καταλειφθεισαι εν οικια βασιλεως ιουδα εξηγοντο προς αρχοντας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και αυται ελεγον ηπατησαν σε και δυνησονται σοι ανδρες ειρηνικοι σου και καταλυσουσιν εν ολισθημασιν ποδας σου απεστρεψαν απο σου
[23] [45:23] και τας γυναικας σου και τα τεκνα σου εξαξουσιν προς τους χαλδαιους και συ ου μη σωθης οτι εν χειρι βασιλεως βαβυλωνος συλλημφθηση και η πολις αυτη κατακαυθησεται
[24] [45:24] και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς ανθρωπος μη γνωτω εκ των λογων τουτων και συ ου μη αποθανης
[25] [45:25] και εαν ακουσωσιν οι αρχοντες οτι ελαλησα σοι και ελθωσιν προς σε και ειπωσιν σοι αναγγειλον ημιν τι ελαλησεν σοι ο βασιλευς μη κρυψης αφ ημων και ου μη ανελωμεν σε και τι ελαλησεν προς σε ο βασιλευς
[26] [45:26] και ερεις αυτοις ριπτω εγω το ελεος μου κατ οφθαλμους του βασιλεως προς το μη αποστρεψαι με εις οικιαν ιωναθαν αποθανειν εκει
[27] [45:27] και ηλθοσαν παντες οι αρχοντες προς ιερεμιαν και ηρωτησαν αυτον και ανηγγειλεν αυτοις κατα παντας τους λογους τουτους ους ενετειλατο αυτω ο βασιλευς και απεσιωπησαν οτι ουκ ηκουσθη λογος κυριου
[28] [45:28] και εκαθισεν ιερεμιας εν τη αυλη της φυλακης εως χρονου ου συνελημφθη ιερουσαλημ