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Jeremiah 38:3

Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.

KJV

Hæc dicit Dominus : Tradendo tradetur civitas hæc in manu exercitus regis Babylonis, et capiet eam.

Vulgate

Κύριος πόρρωθεν ὤφθη αὐτῷ. Ἀγάπησιν αἰώνιον ἠγάπησά σε, διὰ τοῦτο εἵλκυσά σε εἰς οἰκτείρημα.

LXX

Thus saith Jehovah, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

ASV

כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנָּתֹ֨ן תִּנָּתֵ֜ן הָ/עִ֣יר הַ/זֹּ֗את בְּ/יַ֛ד חֵ֥יל מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וּ/לְכָדָֽ/הּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
הּ
h
verb · 121×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 21:10 — For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
  • Jer 21:10 — For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
  • Jer 32:3 — For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it
  • Jer 38:18 — But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their h