Jeremiah 38:17
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Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:Then 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.
In other translations
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:Then 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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יִרְמְיָהוּyirmeyahuJeremiahH3414אֶל־'el-toH413צִדְקִיָּהוּtzidkiyahuZedekiahH6667כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430צְבָאוֹתtzeva'othostsH6635אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אִם־'im-<if>H518יָצֹאyatzo'certainly [if] <to go out>H3318תֵצֵאtetze'you will go outH3318אֶל־'el-toH413שָׂרֵיsarei[the] commanders ofH8269מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894וְחָיְתָהvechayetahand you will liveH2421נַפְשֶׁךָnafshekhaself yourH5315וְהָעִירveha'irand the cityH5892הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063לֹאlo'notH3808תִשָּׂרֵףtisarefit will be burnedH8313בָּאֵשׁba'eshwith <the> fireH784וְחָיִתָהvechayitahand you will liveH2421אַתָּה'atahyouH859וּבֵיתֶךָ׃uveitekhaand household yourH1004
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 27:12I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
- Jeremiah 27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
- Jeremiah 38:2Thus 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.“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.
- Jeremiah 39:3And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 21:8-108 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.8 Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9 Whoever 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. 10 For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’
- 2 Kings 24:12And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.
- Jeremiah 7:6-76 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: 7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.6 if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.
- Psalm 80:14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
- Psalm 80:7Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- 1 Chronicles 17:24Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
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People and places
People: Jacob, Jeremiah, Zedekiah
Places: Babylon