Jeremiah 38:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
צִדְקִיָּ֡הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֩
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֨י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
צְבָא֜וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָצֹ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
תֵצֵ֜א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׂרֵ֤י
sar
H8269
prince
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶל֙
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְחָיְתָ֣ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְהָעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַזֹּ֔את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשָּׂרֵ֖ף
sâraph
H8313
to burn
בָּאֵ֑שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וְחָיִ֖תָה
châyâh
H2421
to live
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וּבֵיתֶֽךָ
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you will go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, says this: If you indeed go out to the officials of the king of Babylon then you will live, and this city will not be burned. You and your family will live.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).