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Jeremiah 38:2

“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.

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ASV

Thus saith Jehovah, He that abideth 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, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, and he shall live.

KJV

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.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּה֮kohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.Shevthe [one who] remainsH3427 →
בָּעִ֣ירba.'Irin the cityH5892 →
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
יָמ֕וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191 →
בַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719 →
בָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'Avby <the> famineH7458 →
וּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verand by <the> pestilenceH1698 →
וְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'and the [one who] goes outH3318 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.Dimthe ChaldeansH3778 →
וְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahand he will liveH2421 →
וְהָיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-and it will belongH1961 →
לּ֥וֹloto <the> him
נַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.Sholife hisH5315 →
לְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.Lalto plunderH7998 →
וָחָֽי׃ סva.Chaiand he will liveH2421 →

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Jeremiah 21:9Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.Jeremiah 38:17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.Jeremiah 39:18For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”Jeremiah 1:18Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.Jeremiah 34:17Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.Jeremiah 45:5But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”Jeremiah 27:11But the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave in its own land, to cultivate it and reside in it, declares the LORD.”Ezekiel 14:21For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?Jeremiah 42:17So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’2 Kings 25:3By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.Matthew 24:7–8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.Jeremiah 42:22Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”Revelation 6:4–8Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.Ezekiel 7:15The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.Jeremiah 27:13Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?Jeremiah 44:13I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,Ezekiel 6:11This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.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.

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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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