Jeremiah 37:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 37:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּבֵיתוֹ֙
bayith
H1004
house
בַּסֵּ֔תֶר
çêther
H5643
hiding place
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲיֵ֥שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
דָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
יֵ֔שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּיַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
תִּנָּתֵֽן
nâthan
H5414
to give
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then King Zedekiah sent someone who brought him to the palace. In his house, the king asked him privately, “Is there any word from Yahweh?” Jeremiah answered, “There is a word: You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
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