Jeremiah 38:24

Jeremiah 38:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you may die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.

Context of Jeremiah 38:24

22The enemy's soldiers will bring out all the women in the palace of Judah's king. They will give those women to the king of Babylon's officers. The women will say to you, “Your friends that you trusted to help you have deceived you. They have won against you. Your feet are now deep in the mud and you cannot move. So your friends have gone away and left you.” 23Babylon's soldiers will take all your wives and your children for themselves. You yourself will not escape from them. The king of Babylon will take hold of you as his prisoner. His soldiers will burn down this city.’ Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, ‘Do not tell anyone what we have talked about. If you do tell anyone, you will surely die. 25My officers may know that we have talked together. They may come to you and ask you, “Tell us what you talked about with the king. Tell us everything that you said. If not, we will kill you.” 26If that happens, tell them, “I was asking the king to help me. I did not want him to send me back to be a prisoner in Jonathan's house. I did not want to die there.” ’

Jeremiah 38:24 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ אִ֛ישׁ אַל־יֵדַ֥ע בַּדְּבָֽרִים־הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְלֹ֥א תָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• Let no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• of these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• and thou shalt not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-28Verses 14-28 Jeremiah was not forward to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life, and to add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared to do the will of God. The less men fear God, the more they fear men; often they dare not act according to their own judgments and consciences.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-28When Zedekiah feared his officials again, he demanded that Jeremiah keep secret what he had told him. The officials might have suspected that Zedekiah planned to surrender to the enemy. Jeremiah obeyed the king's order to stay silent, and he spent the final days of the siege in the palace prison under the king's protection.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Let no man know--If thou wilt not tell this to the people, I will engage thy safety.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 38:24

• King
• Prisoners
• Zedekiah

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings