Jeremiah 38:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 38:21

19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have ^adefected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they ^babuse me.”

20 But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be ^awell with you, and your soul shall live.

21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me:

22 ‘Now behold, all the ^awomen who are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say:
“Your close friends have¹ set upon you
And prevailed against you;
Your feet have sunk in the mire,
And they have¹ turned away again.”

23 ‘So they shall surrender all your wives and ^achildren to the Chaldeans. ^bYou shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ”

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.

25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king, and also what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death,’

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 38:21

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American Standard Version
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me:

Amplified® Bible
But if you refuse to go forth {and} surrender to them, this is the word [the vision] that the Lord has shown me:

Contemporary English Version
But the LORD has shown me that if you refuse to obey,

Darby English Version
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:

Good News Bible
But the LORD has shown me in a vision what will happen if you refuse to surrender.

King James Version
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:

New American Standard Bible
"But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which the LORD has shown me:

New International Version
But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me:

New King James Version
But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But if you keep refusing to go out, this I proclaim to you the word which the LORD has shown me:

Revised Standard Version
But if you refuse to surrender, this is the vision which the LORD has shown to me:

Young's Literal Translation
`And if thou art refusing to go forth, this `is' the thing that Jehovah hath shewn me:

New English Translation
But if you refuse to surrender, the Lord has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:

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