Jeremiah 38:25
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But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
In other translations
But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
Hebrew words
וְכִי־vekhi-and ifH3588יִשְׁמְעוּyishme'uthey will hearH8085הַשָּׂרִיםhasarimthe officialsH8269כִּי־ki-thatH3588דִבַּרְתִּיdibartiI have spokenH1696אִתָּךְ'itokhwith youH854וּבָאוּuva'uand they will comeH935אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they will sayH559אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413הַגִּידָה־hagidah-tell !H5046נָּאna'pleaseH4994לָנוּlanuto <the> usמַה־mah-what?H4100דִּבַּרְתָּdibartadid you sayH1696אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אַל־'al-may notH408תְּכַחֵדtekhachedyou hide [it]H3582מִמֶּנּוּmimenufrom usH4480וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808נְמִיתֶךָnemitekhawe will put to death youH4191וּמַה־umah-and what?H4100דִּבֶּרdiberdid he sayH1696אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 38:4-64 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.4 Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.” 5 “Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.” 6 So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
- Jeremiah 38:27Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.
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