Jeremiah 38:16
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּשָּׁבַעvaiyishava'and he sworeH7650הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428צִדְקִיָּהוּtzidkiyahuZedekiahH6667אֶל־'el-toH413יִרְמְיָהוּyirmeyahuJeremiahH3414בַּסֵּתֶרbaseterin <the> secrecyH5643לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068[ ][ ]אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834עָשָׂה־'asah-he has madeH6213לָנוּlanufor <the> usאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַנֶּפֶשׁhanefeshthe lifeH5315הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063אִם־'im-ifH518אֲמִיתֶךָ'amitekhaI will put to death youH4191וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אֶתֶּנְךָ'etenkhaI will give youH5414בְּיַדbeyadin [the] hand ofH3027הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834מְבַקְשִׁיםmevakshim[are] seekingH1245אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַפְשֶׁךָ׃ סnafshekhalife yourH5315
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 37:17Then 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.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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- Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.For 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.
- John 3:2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.He 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.”
- Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.This 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:
- Numbers 16:22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?But 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?”
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- Jeremiah 34:20I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.I 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.
- Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:This 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:
- Ecclesiastes 12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
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