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Jeremiah 38:15

Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?

KJV

Dixit autem Jeremias ad Sedeciam : Si annuntiavero tibi, numquid non interficies me ? et si consilium dedero tibi, non me audies.

Vulgate

Οὕτως εἶπεν Κύριος Φωνὴ ἐν Ῥαμὰ ἠκούσθη θρήνου καὶ κλαυθμοῦ καὶ ὀδυρμοῦ· Ῥαχὴλ ἀποκλαιομένη οὐκ ἤθελεν παύσασθαι ἐπὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτῆς, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν.

LXX

Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ אֶל צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּ֚י אַגִּ֣יד לְ/ךָ֔ הֲ/ל֖וֹא הָמֵ֣ת תְּמִיתֵ֑/נִי וְ/כִי֙ אִיעָ֣צְ/ךָ֔ לֹ֥א תִשְׁמַ֖ע אֵלָֽ/י

Hebrew

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In this verse

People ZedekiahJeremiah

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
yrmyhv
proper_noun · 147×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים
nv'tsym
verb · 79×
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ
tsdqyhv
proper_noun · 63×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 22:67 — Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
  • Prov 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.