Jeremiah 38:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 38:5

3 Thus says the Lord: ^a‘This city shall surely be ^bgiven into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.’ ”

4 Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, ^alet this man be put to death, for thus he¹ weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the² welfare of this people, but their harm.”

5 Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.”

6 ^aSo they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.

7 ^aNow Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, one of the¹ eunuchs, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon. When the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,

8 Ebed-Melech went out of the king’s house and spoke to the king, saying:

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 38:5

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

Amplified® Bible
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hands; for the king is in no position to do anything against you.

Contemporary English Version
Zedekiah replied, "Do what you want with him. I can't stop you."

Darby English Version
And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

Good News Bible
King Zedekiah answered, "Very well, then, do what you want to with him; I can't stop you."

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

New American Standard Bible
So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can {do} nothing against you."

New International Version
"He is in your hands," King Zedekiah answered. "The king can do nothing to oppose you."

New King James Version
Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he has fallen into your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."

Revised Standard Version
King Zedeki'ah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."

Young's Literal Translation
And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he `is' in your hand: for the king is not able for you `in' anything.'

New English Translation
King Zedekiah said to them, “Very well, you can do what you want with him.¹ For I cannot do anything to stop you.”²

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