Jeremiah 38:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:19 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 →
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
אֲנִ֧י
ʼănîy
H589
I
דֹאֵ֣ג
dâʼag
H1672
to fear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָֽפְלוּ֙
nâphal
H5307
to fall
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
פֶּֽן
pên
H6435
lest
יִתְּנ֥וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹתִ֛י
ʼêth
H853
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בְּיָדָ֖ם
yâd
H3027
hand
וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ
ʻâlal
H5953
to act severely
בִֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “But I am afraid of the people of Judah who have deserted to the Chaldeans, because I might be given over into their hand, for them to treat me badly.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).