New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 38:17-20
17So Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518you will indeedיָצֹ֨אya.Tzo'H3318surrenderתֵצֵ֜אte.Tze'H3318to the officersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, thenyou will liveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421,thisH2088cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892will not be burnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and you and your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004willsurviveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421.
18But ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518you donot surrenderתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318to the officersשָׂרֵי֙sa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,then thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892will be handedבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH5414H3027overH5414to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778;and they will burnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, andyou yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859will not escapeתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422from their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.’”
19Then Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “I amH1672inH1672fearH1672ofH1672the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834havedesertedנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,for they may handבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH5414H3027me overH5414to them, and they willabuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me.”
20But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They will not turnH5414you overH5414.Pleaseנָ֣א׀na'H4994obeyשְֽׁמַֽע־ בְּק֣וֹלshe.ma'- be.KolH8085H6963the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068in whatלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834I am sayingדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696to you, so that it may goוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190wellH3190for you andyou may liveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.
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
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