Jeremiah 38 · Verse 19

Jeremiah 38:19

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.
Jeremiah 38:19, King James Version

Jeremiah 38:19 in other translations

BSBBut King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”
WEBZedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”
ASVAnd Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
YLTAnd the king Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, ‘I am fearing the Jews who have fallen unto the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand, and they have insulted me.'
DARBYAnd king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.
BBEAnd King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, I am troubled on account of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, for fear that they may give me up to them and they will put me to shame.
WebsterAnd Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

What does Jeremiah 38:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. afraid of the Jews--more than of God (Pr 29:25; Joh 9:22; 12:43). mock me--treat me injuriously (1Sa 31:4).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 They mock me - Insult me, and exhibit me in triumph.

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.

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 38:14-28 →

Jeremiah 38:19 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
אֲנִ֧י'a.NiIH589
דֹאֵ֣גdo.'Eg[am] dreadingH1672
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
נָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.Luthey have fallenH5307
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.Dimthe ChaldeansH3778
פֶּֽן\־pen-lestH6435
יִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.Nuthey should giveH5414
אֹתִ֛י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
בְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.Damin hand theirH3027
וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ\־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-and they will deal wantonlyH5953
בִֽי\׃\ \פViwith <the> me

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Cross references for Jeremiah 38:19

  • John 12:42

    Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

  • Isaiah 51:12-13

    I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

  • Jeremiah 38:22

    And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

  • John 19:12-13

    And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

  • Isaiah 57:11

    And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

  • Jeremiah 39:9

    Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

  • 1 Samuel 31:4

    Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

  • Isaiah 45:9-10

    Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?

  • 1 Samuel 15:24

    And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

  • Judges 9:54

    Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

  • Judges 16:25

    And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

  • Proverbs 29:25

    The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I.
5; 1Sa 15:24; Job 31:34; Pr 29:25; Isa 51:12,13; 57:11; Joh 12:42
Joh 19:12,13
mock.
22; Jud 9:54; 16:25; 1Sa 31:4; Isa 45:9,10

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Context

  • Jeremiah 38:18

    But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

  • Jeremiah 38:19

    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.

  • Jeremiah 38:20

    But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

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Jeremiah 38:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo el rey Sedechîas á Jeremías: Témome á causa de los Judíos que se han adherido á los Caldeos, que no me entreguen en sus manos y me escarnezcan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi Sédécias dit à Jérémie: Je crains les Juifs qui se sont rendus aux Chaldéens; j’ai peur qu’on ne me livre en leur main, et qu’ils ne me maltraitent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König Zedekia sprach zu Jeremia: Ich fürchte mich vor den Juden, die zu den Chaldäern übergelaufen sind, daß man mich in ihre Hand liefere und sie mich mißhandeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit rex Sedecias ad Jeremiam: Sollicitus sum propter Judæos qui transfugerunt ad Chaldæos, ne forte tradar in manus eorum, et illudant mihi.