Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Gedaliah son of Pashhur
, and Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur
son of Malchiah, hear
the words that Jeremiah is
speaking
unto all the people, saying,
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,
`
Thus said
Jehovah:
He who
is
remaining
in this city dieth,
by sword, by famine, and by pestilence ,
and
he who
is
going
forth unto
the Chaldeans liveth,
and
his soul
hath
been
to
him
for a prey, and he
liveth
.
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
.
Thus said
Jehovah:
This city is
certainly
given into the hand of the force
of
the
king of Babylon
, and
he
hath
captured
it. '
Thus saith
the
LORD,
This city shall
surely
be
given into the hand of the king of Babylon's
army
, which
shall
take
it.
And
the heads
say
unto the king, `Let,
we pray
thee, this man be put to death ,
because
that
he is
making
feeble
the hands of the men of war ,
who
are
left
in this city, and the hands of all the people, by
speaking unto them according
to
these
words,
for this man is
not seeking
for
the peace
of this people, but for
its
evil
. '
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
.
And
the king Zedekiah
saith
, `Lo
, he `
is '
in your hand: for the king is not able
for
you `in'
anything
. '
Then
Zedekiah
the king said
, Behold
, he is in your hand: for the king is not he
that
can
do
any
thing
against
you.
And
they take
Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit
of Malchiah son of the
king
, that `is'
in the court of the prison ,
and they send
down Jeremiah with cords ;
and in the pit
there is
no water, but mire ,
and
Jeremiah sinketh
in the mire.
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.
And
Ebed-Melech
the Cushite
, a
eunuch
who
`is'
in the king's house, heareth
that they have
put Jeremiah into
the pit
; and
the king is
sitting at
the gate of Benjamin ,
Now
when
Ebedmelech
the Ethiopian
, one
of
the
eunuchs
which
was
in the king's house, heard
that they had
put Jeremiah in
the dungeon
; the king then
sitting in
the gate of Benjamin ;
and
Ebed-Melech
goeth
forth from
the king's house, and speaketh
unto
the king ,
saying,
Ebedmelech
went
forth out
of
the king's house, and spake
to
the king saying,
`
My lord ,
O
king, these men have done evil `
in '
all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit,
and he dieth
in his
place
because
of
the famine,
for there is no more bread in the city. '
My lord the
king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon;
and he is
like
to
die
for
hunger
in the place
where
he
is:
for there is no more bread in the city.
And
the king commandeth
Ebed-Melech
the Cushite
, saying, `
Take with
thee
from this
thirty men, and thou
hast
brought
up Jeremiah the prophet from
the pit
, before he dieth
. '
Then
the king commanded
Ebedmelech
the Ethiopian
, saying, Take from hence
thirty men with
thee
, and take
up Jeremiah the prophet out
of
the dungeon
, before he die
.
And
Ebed-Melech
taketh
the men with him, and entereth
the house of the king ,
unto
the
place
of
the treasury, and taketh
thence worn-out
clouts ,
and worn-out
rags, and sendeth
them unto
Jeremiah
unto
the
pit
by cords.
So
Ebedmelech
took
the men with him, and went
into
the house of the king under
the treasury, and took
thence old
cast
clouts and old
rotten
rags, and let
them down
by cords into
the
dungeon
to
Jeremiah
.
And Ebed-Melech
the Cushite
saith
unto Jeremiah, `
Put ,
I
pray
thee,
the
worn-out
clouts and rags under thine arm-holes,
at
the
place
of
the cords ,'
and Jeremiah doth
so ,
And Ebedmelech
the Ethiopian
said
unto Jeremiah, Put now
these
old
cast
clouts and rotten
rags under thine armholes
under
the cords .
And Jeremiah did
so .
and
they draw
out
Jeremiah with cords, and bring
him up out of the pit,
and Jeremiah dwelleth
in the court of the prison.
So
they drew
up
Jeremiah with cords, and took
him up out of the dungeon:
and Jeremiah remained
in the court of the prison.
And
the king Zedekiah
sendeth
, and taketh
Jeremiah the prophet unto him ,
unto
the third entrance
that `
is '
in the house of Jehovah,
and the king saith
unto Jeremiah, `
I am
asking
thee a thing ,
do
not
hide from me anything
. '
Then
Zedekiah
the king sent
, and took
Jeremiah the prophet unto him into
the third entry
that is in the house of the
LORD:
and the king said
unto Jeremiah, I will
ask
thee a thing ;
hide nothing
from me.
And
Jeremiah saith
unto Zedekiah, `When
I declare to
thee, dost
thou not surely put me to death? and when
I counsel
thee, thou dost
not hearken unto me .'
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 ?
And
the king Zedekiah
sweareth
unto Jeremiah in
secret
, saying, `Jehovah
liveth, He
who
made for
us this soul, I do
not put thee to death, nor
give thee unto
the hand of these men who
are
seeking
thy soul
. '
So
Zedekiah
the king sware
secretly
unto Jeremiah, saying, As
the
LORD
liveth, that
made us this soul, I will
not put thee to death, neither
will
I
give thee into
the hand of these men that
seek
thy life
.
And
Jeremiah saith
unto Zedekiah, `
Thus said
Jehovah
, God of Hosts, God of Israel :
If thou dost
certainly
go forth unto the heads
of
the
king of Babylon
, then hath
thy soul lived
, and this city is
not burned with fire ,
yea,
thou hast
lived
, thou
and thy
house .
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 :
And
if thou dost
not go forth unto
the
heads
of
the king of Babylon
, then hath
this city been
given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they have
burnt
it with fire, and thou dost
not escape from
their hand. '
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 hand.
And the king Zedekiah
saith
unto Jeremiah, `
I am fearing
the Jews who
have
fallen unto
the Chaldeans, lest they give
me into their hand, and they have
insulted
me. '
And Zedekiah
the king said
unto Jeremiah, I am afraid
of
the Jews that
are
fallen to
the Chaldeans, lest they deliver
me into their hand, and they mock
me.
And
Jeremiah saith
, `
They do
not give
thee up;
hearken
, I pray
thee, to
the voice of Jehovah
, to
that
which I am
speaking
unto thee ,
and
it is
well for
thee, and thy soul doth
live.
But
Jeremiah said
, They shall
not deliver
thee .
Obey
, I beseech
thee, the voice of the
LORD
, which I speak
unto thee :
so
it shall
be
well unto
thee, and thy soul shall
live.
`And
if thou art
refusing
to go forth, this `
is '
the thing
that Jehovah
hath shewn
me:
But
if thou refuse
to go forth, this is the word
that the
LORD
hath shewed
me:
That
, lo
, all the women who
have
been
left in the house
of
the
king of Judah
are
brought forth unto
the
heads
of
the king of Babylon
, and lo
, they
are
saying:
Persuaded
thee, and prevailed against thee ,
Have
thine
allies,
Sunk
into
mire
have
thy feet, They have
been
turned backward
.
And
, behold
, all the women that
are
left in the king of Judah's
house
shall
be
brought forth to
the king of Babylon's
princes
, and those
women
shall
say
, Thy
friends
have
set
thee on
, and have
prevailed against thee :
thy feet are
sunk
in
the
mire
, and
they are
turned away
back
.
`And
all thy wives ,
and thy sons,
are
brought
forth
unto
the Chaldeans ,
and thou dost
not escape from
their hand, for
by the hand of the king of Babylon thou
art
caught,
and this city is
burnt
with fire. '
So
they
shall
bring
out
all thy wives and thy children
to
the Chaldeans :
and thou shalt
not escape out
of
their hand, but
shalt
be
taken
by the hand of the king of Babylon :
and thou
shalt
cause
this city to
be
burned
with fire.
And
Zedekiah saith
unto Jeremiah, `
Let no man know of these words, and thou dost
not die ;
Then
said
Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt
not die .
and
when
the heads
hear that I have spoken
with thee, and they have
come in
unto thee, and have
said
unto thee, Declare to
us ,
we
pray
thee,
what thou didst
speak
unto the king, do
not
hide `
it '
from us, and we do
not put thee to death ,
and
what the king spake
unto thee ,
But
if
the princes
hear that I have talked
with thee, and they come unto thee, and say
unto thee, Declare unto
us now
what thou hast
said
unto the king, hide it not
from us, and we will
not put thee to death ;
also
what the king said
unto thee :
then thou hast
said
unto them, I am
causing
my supplication to
fall
before the king, not to
cause me to return to the
house of
Jonathan
, to die there. '
Then thou shalt
say
unto them, I presented
my supplication before the king, that
he
would
not cause me to return to Jonathan's
house, to die there.
And
all the heads
come
in
unto Jeremiah, and ask
him ,
and he declareth
to
them according to all these words that the king commanded ,
and
they keep
silent
from
him ,
for the matter was not heard;
Then
came
all the princes
unto Jeremiah, and asked
him :
and he told
them according to all these words that the king had
commanded .
So
they left
off
speaking
with
him ;
for the matter was not perceived.
and
Jeremiah dwelleth
in the court of the prison till
the day that Jerusalem hath
been
captured,
and he was `
there '
when Jerusalem was captured
.
So
Jeremiah abode
in the court of the prison until
the day that Jerusalem was
taken:
and he was there when Jerusalem was taken
.
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