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Jeremiah 37:17

Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

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ASV

then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

KJV

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667 →
וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huand he took himH3947 →
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huand he asked himH7592 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
בְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.Toin house hisH1004 →
בַּסֵּ֔תֶרba.Se.terin <the> secrecyH5643 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הֲיֵ֥שׁha.Yesh¿ [is] thereH3426 →
דָּבָ֖רda.Vara wordH1697 →
מֵאֵ֣תme.'Etfrom withH854 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414 →
יֵ֔שׁYeshthere isH3426 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
בְּיַ֥דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylonH894 →
תִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סti.na.Tenyou will be givenH5414 →

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Jeremiah 38:16But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”Jeremiah 21:7‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’Jeremiah 38:14Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”Jeremiah 32:4Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.Jeremiah 37:3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”Jeremiah 38:14–16Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”Jeremiah 38:24–27Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.Jeremiah 24:8But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.Jeremiah 38:5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”1 Kings 14:1–4At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,Ezekiel 12:12–13And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.Jeremiah 21:1–2This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,1 Kings 22:16But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”2 Kings 22:13“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”Ezekiel 7:26Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.Isaiah 21:11This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”Jeremiah 34:21–22And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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