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Jeremiah 38:1-6
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 38
1
Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying,
2
This is what the
Lord
says: ‘
Anyone
who stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, or by plague; but
anyone
who surrenders to the Chaldeans will live and have his
own
life as plunder, and stay alive.’
3
This is what the
Lord
says: ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon and he will capture it.’?'
4
Then the officials said to the king, 'Please have this man put to death, since he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm.'
5
And King Zedekiah said, 'Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can
do
nothing against you.'
6
So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern
of
Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but
only
mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.
King James Version
Chapter 38
1
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
2
Thus 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.
3
Thus saith the
Lord
, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
4
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 38
1
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words Jeremiah was speaking to all the people:
2
"This is what the
Lord
says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live. He will retain his life like the spoils of war and will live.’
3
This is what the
Lord
says: ‘This city will most certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon’s army, and he will capture it.’"
4
The officials then said to the king, "This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not pursuing the welfare of this people, but their harm."
5
King Zedekiah said, "Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you."
6
So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
New Living Translation
Chapter 38
1
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people. He had been saying,
2
This is what the
Lord
says: ‘Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life. They will live!’
3
The
Lord
also says: ‘The city of Jerusalem will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’'
4
So these officials went to the king and said, 'Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!'
5
King Zedekiah agreed. 'All right,' he said. 'Do as you like. I can’t stop you.'
6
So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.
English Standard Version
Chapter 38
1
Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people:
2
"Thus says the
Lord
: He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live.
3
Thus says the
Lord
: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and be taken."
4
Then the officials said to the king, "Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm."
5
King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you."
6
So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king 's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
New International Version
Chapter 38
1
Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said,
2
"This is what the
Lord
says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague, but whoever goes over to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’
3
And this is what the
Lord
says: ‘This city will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’ "
4
Then the officials said to the king, "This man should be put to death. He is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin."
5
"He is in your hands," King Zedekiah answered. "The king can do nothing to oppose you."
6
So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
New King James Version
Chapter 38
1
Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,
2
“Thus says the
Lord
: ‘He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live; his life shall be as a prize to him, and he shall live.’
3
Thus says the
Lord
: ‘This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.’ ”
4
Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, let this man be put to death, for thus he 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 the 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
So 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.
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