Jeremiah 38

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Shephatiah^H8203 the son^H1121 of Mattan,^H4977 and Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Pashhur,^H6583 and Jucal^H3116 the son^H1121 of Shelemiah,^H8018 and Pashhur^H6583 the son^H1121 of Malchijah,^H4441 heard^H8085 the words^H1697 that Jeremiah^H3414 spake^H1696 unto all the people,^H5971 saying,^H559

2 ♥ 📝 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 He that abideth^H3427 in this city^H5892 shall die^H4191 by the sword,^H2719 by the famine,^H7458 and by the pestilence;^H1698 but he that goeth forth^H3318 to the Chaldeans^H3778 shall live,^H2421 and his life^H5315 shall be unto him for a prey,^H7998 and he shall live.^H2421

3 ♥ 📝 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 This city^H5892 shall surely^H5414 be given^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the army^H2428 of the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and he shall take^H3920 it.

4 ♥ 📝 Then the princes^H8269 said^H559 unto the king,^H4428 Let this man,^H376 we pray thee, be put to death;^H4191 forasmuch^H3651 as he weakeneth^H7503 the hands^H3027 of the men^H582 of war^H4421 that remain^H7604 in this city,^H5892 and the hands^H3027 of all the people,^H5971 in speaking^H1696 such words^H1697 unto them: for this man^H376 seeketh^H1875 not the welfare^H7965 of this people,^H5971 but the hurt.^H7451

5 ♥ 📝 And Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 said,^H559 Behold, he is in your hand;^H3027 for the king^H4428 is not he that can^H3201 do anything^H1697 against you.

6 ♥ 📝 Then took^H3947 they Jeremiah,^H3414 and cast^H7993 him into the dungeon^H953 of Malchijah^H4441 the king's^H4428 son,^H1121 that was in the court^H2691 of the guard:^H4307 and they let down^H7971 Jeremiah^H3414 with cords.^H2256 And in the dungeon^H953 there was no water,^H4325 but mire;^H2916 and Jeremiah^H3414 sank^H2883 in the mire.^H2916

7 ♥ 📝 Now when Ebed-melech^H5663 the Ethiopian,^H3569 a^H376 eunuch,^H5631 who was in the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 heard^H8085 that they had put^H5414 Jeremiah^H3414 in the dungeon^H953 (the king^H4428 then sitting^H3427 in the gate^H8179 of Benjamin,)^H1144

8 ♥ 📝 Ebed-melech^H5663 went forth^H3318 out of the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 and spake^H1696 to the king,^H4428 saying,^H559

9 ♥ 📝 My lord^H113 the king,^H4428 these men^H582 have done evil^H7489 in all that they have done^H6213 to Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 whom they have cast^H7993 into the dungeon;^H953 and he is like to die^H4191 in the place^H8478 where he is, because^H6440 of the famine;^H7458 for there is no more bread^H3899 in the city.^H5892

10 ♥ 📝 Then the king^H4428 commanded^H6680 Ebed-melech^H5663 the Ethiopian,^H3569 saying,^H559 Take^H3947 from hence thirty^H7970 men^H582 with thee,^H3027 and take up^H5927 Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030 out of the dungeon,^H953 before he die.^H4191

11 ♥ 📝 So Ebed-melech^H5663 took^H3947 the men^H582 with him,^H3027 and went^H935 into the house^H1004 of the king^H4428 under the treasury,^H214 and took^H3947 thence rags^H5499 and worn-out^H1094 garments,^H4418 and let them down^H7971 by cords^H2256 into the dungeon^H953 to Jeremiah.^H3414

12 ♥ 📝 And Ebed-melech^H5663 the Ethiopian^H3569 said^H559 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 Put^H7760 now these rags^H5499 and worn-out^H1094 garments^H4418 under thine armholes^H679 under the cords.^H2256 And Jeremiah^H3414 did^H6213 so.

13 ♥ 📝 So they drew up^H4900 Jeremiah^H3414 with the cords,^H2256 and took him up^H5927 out of the dungeon:^H953 and Jeremiah^H3414 remained^H3427 in the court^H2691 of the guard.^H4307

14 ♥ 📝 Then Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 sent,^H7971 and took^H3947 Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030 unto him into the third^H7992 entry^H3996 that is in the house^H1004 of Jehovah:^H3068 and the king^H4428 said^H559 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 I will ask^H7592 thee a thing;^H1697 hide^H3582 nothing from me.

15 ♥ 📝 Then Jeremiah^H3414 said^H559 unto Zedekiah,^H6667 If I declare^H5046 it unto thee, wilt thou not surely^H4191 put me to death?^H4191 and if I give thee counsel,^H3289 thou wilt not hearken^H8085 unto me.

16 ♥ 📝 So Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 sware^H7650 secretly^H5643 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 saying,^H559 As Jehovah^H3068 liveth,^H2416 that made^H6213 us this soul,^H5315 I will not put thee to death,^H4191 neither will I give^H5414 thee into the hand^H3027 of these men^H582 that seek^H1245 thy life.^H5315

17 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Jeremiah^H3414 unto Zedekiah,^H6667 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel:^H3478 If thou wilt^H3318 go forth^H3318 unto the king^H4428 of Babylon's^H894 princes,^H8269 then thy soul^H5315 shall live,^H2421 and this city^H5892 shall not be burned^H8313 with fire;^H784 and thou shalt live,^H2421 and thy house.^H1004

18 ♥ 📝 But if thou wilt not go forth^H3318 to the king^H4428 of Babylon's^H894 princes,^H8269 then shall this city^H5892 be given^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the Chaldeans,^H3778 and they shall burn^H8313 it with fire,^H784 and thou shalt not escape out^H4422 of their hand.^H3027

19 ♥ 📝 And Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 said^H559 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 I am afraid^H1672 of the Jews^H3064 that are fallen^H5307 away to the Chaldeans,^H3778 lest they deliver^H5414 me into their hand,^H3027 and they mock^H5953 me.

20 ♥ 📝 But Jeremiah^H3414 said,^H559 They shall not deliver^H5414 thee. Obey,^H8085 I beseech thee, the voice^H6963 of Jehovah,^H3068 in that which I speak^H1696 unto thee: so it shall be well^H3190 with thee, and thy soul^H5315 shall live.^H2421

21 ♥ 📝 But if thou refuse^H3986 to go forth,^H3318 this is the word^H1697 that Jehovah^H3068 hath showed^H7200 me:

22 ♥ 📝 behold, all the women^H802 that are left^H7604 in the king^H4428 of Judah's^H3063 house^H1004 shall be brought forth^H3318 to the king^H4428 of Babylon's^H894 princes,^H8269 and those women shall say,^H559 Thy familiar friends^H582 have set thee on,^H5496 and have prevailed^H3201 over thee: [now that] thy feet^H7272 are sunk^H2883 in the mire,^H1206 they are turned away^H5472 back.^H268

23 ♥ 📝 And they shall bring out^H3318 all thy wives^H802 and thy children^H1121 to the Chaldeans;^H3778 and thou shalt not escape out^H4422 of their hand,^H3027 but shalt be taken^H8610 by the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon:^H894 and thou shalt cause this city^H5892 to be burned^H8313 with fire.^H784

24 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Zedekiah^H6667 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 Let no man^H376 know^H3045 of these words,^H1697 and thou shalt not die.^H4191

25 ♥ 📝 But if the princes^H8269 hear^H8085 that I have talked^H1696 with thee, and they come^H935 unto thee, and say^H559 unto thee, Declare^H5046 unto us now what thou hast said^H1696 unto the king;^H4428 hide^H3582 it not from us, and we will not put thee to death;^H4191 also what the king^H4428 said^H1696 unto thee:

26 ♥ 📝 then thou shalt say^H559 unto them, I presented^H5307 my supplication^H8467 before^H6440 the king,^H4428 that he would not cause me to return^H7725 to Jonathan's^H3083 house,^H1004 to die^H4191 there.

27 ♥ 📝 Then came^H935 all the princes^H8269 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 and asked^H7592 him; and he told^H5046 them according to all these words^H1697 that the king^H4428 had commanded.^H6680 So they left off speaking^H2790 with him; for the matter^H1697 was not perceived.^H8085

28 ♥ 📝 So Jeremiah^H3414 abode^H3427 in the court^H2691 of the guard^H4307 until the day^H3117 that Jerusalem^H3389 was taken.^H3920