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Jeremiah 38:17

Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

KJV

Et dixit Jeremias ad Sedeciam : Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël : Si profectus exieris ad principes regis Babylonis, vivet anima tua, et civitas hæc non succendetur igni : et salvus eris tu, et domus tua.

Vulgate

μόνιμον τοῖς σοῖς τέκνοις.

LXX

Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ אֶל צִדְקִיָּ֡הוּ כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם יָצֹ֨א תֵצֵ֜א אֶל שָׂרֵ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ וְ/חָיְתָ֣ה נַפְשֶׁ֔/ךָ וְ/הָ/עִ֣יר הַ/זֹּ֔את לֹ֥א תִשָּׂרֵ֖ף בָּ/אֵ֑שׁ וְ/חָיִ֖תָה אַתָּ֥ה וּ/בֵיתֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

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In the original Hebrew

23 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
yrmyhv
proper_noun · 147×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ
tsdqyhv
proper_noun · 63×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×
שָׂרַ֥ף
shrp
verb · 116×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 17:24 — Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before
  • 2Kgs 24:12 — And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his re
  • Amos 5:27 — Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
  • Jer 7:6 — If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
  • Jer 21:4 — Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you with
  • Jer 21:8 — And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
  • Jer 21:9 — He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall b
  • Jer 27:8 — And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that na
  • Jer 27:12 — I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
  • Jer 27:12 — I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
  • Jer 27:17 — Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
  • Jer 29:16 — Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
  • Jer 38:2 — 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
  • Jer 39:3 — And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the
  • Jer 39:3 — And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the
  • Jer 40:9 — And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with
  • Ps 80:7 — Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
  • Ps 80:14 — Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;