New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 38:2-4
2“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Anyone whostaysהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892will dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,or by plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698; but anyonewho surrendersוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778will liveH2421and haveוְהָיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961his ownlifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315as plunderלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998,and stayH2421aliveH2421.’
3ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘ThisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will certainlyH5414behandedבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH5414H3027overH5414to the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and he will captureוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.’”
4Then theofficialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָא֮na'H4994have thisH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376putי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191toH4191deathH4191,sinceעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH3588H5921H3651he isdiscouragingמְרַפֵּ֡אme.ra.Pe'H7503H3027the menהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421who are leftהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892andallכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,by speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697like theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428to them; for thisH2088manH376is not seekingדֹרֵ֧שׁdo.ReshH1875the well-beingלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of thisH2088peopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,but ratherאִם־'im-H3588H518their harmH7463.”
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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