Jeremiah 38 · Verse 14

Jeremiah 38:14

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Jeremiah 38:14, King James Version

Jeremiah 38:14 in other translations

BSBThen King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”
WEBThen Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself into the third entry that is in the LORD’s house. Then the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.”
ASVThen Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
YLTAnd the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh Jeremiah the prophet unto him, unto the third entrance that is in the house of Jehovah, and the king saith unto Jeremiah, ‘I am asking thee a thing, do not hide from me anything.'
DARBYAnd king Zedekiah sent and took the prophet Jeremiah unto him, into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing: hide nothing from me.
BBEThen King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and took him into the rulers' doorway in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremiah, I have a question to put to you; keep nothing back from me.
WebsterThen Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said to Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.

What does Jeremiah 38:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. third entry--The Hebrews in determining the position of places faced the east, which they termed "that which is in front"; the south was thus called "that which is on the right hand"; the north, "that which is on the left hand"; the west, "that which is behind." So beginning with the east they might term it the first or principal entry; the south the second entry; the north the "third entry" of the outer or inner court [Maurer]. The third gate of the temple facing the palace; for through it the entrance lay from the palace into the temple (1Ki 10:5, 12). It was westward (1Ch 26:16, 18; 2Ch 9:11) [Grotius]. But in the future temple it is eastward (Eze 46:1, 2, 8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Into the third entry - A place to enter which two others must be passed through.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 38:14-28
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 38:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667
וַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.Kachand he broughtH3947
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מָבוֹא֙ma.Vo'an entranceH3996
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veit[was] in [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
שֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'El[am] about to askH7592
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
אֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.Kha<obj.> youH853
דָּבָ֔רda.Vara matterH1697
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.Chedyou hideH3582
מִמֶּ֖נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480
דָּבָֽר\׃da.VaranythingH1697

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 38:14

  • Jeremiah 21:1-2

    The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  • 1 Kings 22:16

    And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?

  • Jeremiah 37:17

    Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 42:2-5

    And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.

  • 1 Samuel 3:17-18

    And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

  • Jeremiah 42:20

    For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:15

    And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?

  • 2 Kings 16:18

    And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.

  • 1 Kings 10:5

    And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sent.
21:1,2; 37:17
third. or, principal.
1Ki 10:5; 2Ki 16:18
I will.
42:2-5,20; 1Sa 3:17,18; 1Ki 22:16; 2Ch 18:15

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Context

  • Jeremiah 38:13

    So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

  • Jeremiah 38:14

    Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.

  • Jeremiah 38:15

    Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?

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Jeremiah 38:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después envió el rey Sedechîas, é hizo traer á sí á Jeremías profeta á la tercera entrada que estaba en la casa de Jehová. Y dijo el rey á Jeremías: Pregúntote una palabra, no me encubras ninguna cosa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi Sédécias envoya, et se fit amener Jérémie le prophète, à la troisième entrée qui était dans la maison de l’ Éternel. Et le roi dit à Jérémie: Je te demanderai une chose; ne me cache rien.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König Zedekia sandte hin und ließ den Propheten Jeremia zu sich holen in den dritten Eingang, der im Hause Jehovas war. Und der König sprach zu Jeremia: Ich will dich um ein Wort fragen, verhehle mir nichts.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et misit rex Sedecias, et tulit ad se Jeremiam prophetam ad ostium tertium quod erat in domo Domini: et dixit rex ad Jeremiam: Interrogo ego te sermonem, ne abscondas a me aliquid.