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Jeremiah 38:16

But 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.”

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ASV

So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As Jehovah 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.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he sworeH7650 →
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414 →
בַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terin <the> secrecyH5643 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
יְהוָ֞הYah.wehof YahwehH3068 →
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhoH834 →
עָשָׂה־'a.sah-he has madeH6213 →
לָ֨נוּLa.nufor <the> us
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe lifeH5315 →
הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT<the> thisH2063 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
אֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaI will put to death youH4191 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
אֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaI will give youH5414 →
בְּיַד֙be.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
מְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.Shim[are] seekingH1245 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סnaf.She.khalife yourH5315 →

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Jeremiah 37:17Later, 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.”Jeremiah 38:1–6Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:Zechariah 12:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:John 3:2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”Isaiah 57:16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.Numbers 27:16“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregationJeremiah 34:20I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.Hebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:Job 31:34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—Jeremiah 22:25In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.1 Samuel 20:3But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

About Jeremiah

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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