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Jeremiah 38:5

“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”

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ASV

And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.

KJV

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667 →
הִנֵּה־hi.neh-there!H2009 →
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931 →
בְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.Khem[is] in hand yourH3027 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֵ֣ין'einnotH369 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
יוּכַ֥לyu.Khalhe is ableH3201 →
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
דָּבָֽר׃da.VaranythingH1697 →

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John 19:12–16From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”Jeremiah 26:14As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.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.”Daniel 6:16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”Genesis 16:6“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.2 Samuel 3:39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”Joshua 9:25Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”1 Samuel 29:9Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.2 Samuel 19:22And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”Job 1:12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.Jeremiah 38:19But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”

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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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