Jeremiah 38 · Verse 20

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.
Jeremiah 38:20, King James Version

Jeremiah 38:20 in other translations

BSB“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.
WEBBut Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the LORD’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live.
ASVBut Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.
YLTAnd Jeremiah saith, ‘They do not give thee up; hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of Jehovah, to that which I am speaking unto thee, and it is well for thee, and thy soul doth live.
DARBYAnd Jeremiah said, They shall not give thee over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
BBEBut Jeremiah said, They will not give you up: be guided now by the word of the Lord as I have given it to you, and it will be well for you, and you will keep your life.
WebsterBut Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak to thee: so it shall be well to thee, and thy soul shall live.

What does Jeremiah 38:20 mean?

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.

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Jeremiah 38:20 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.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִתֵּ֑נוּyi.Te.nuthey will giveH5414
שְֽׁמַֽע\־she.ma'-listenH8085
נָ֣א\׀na'pleaseH4994
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.Sherto [that] whichH834
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
דֹּבֵ֣רdo.Ver[am] speakingH1696
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
וְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavso it may go wellH3190
לְךָ֖le.Khafor <the> you
וּתְחִ֥יu.te.Chiso it may liveH2421
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ\׃naf.She.khaself yourH5315

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Cross references for Jeremiah 38:20

  • Jeremiah 26:13

    Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Daniel 4:27

    Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:20

    And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

  • Acts 26:29

    And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:11

    Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

  • Philemon 1:8-10

    Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

  • 2 Corinthians 6:1

    We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:20

    Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

  • Jeremiah 11:4

    Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

  • James 1:22

    But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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Obey.
26:13; 2Ch 20:20; Da 4:27; Ac 26:29; 2Co 5:11,20; 6:1; Phm 1:8-10
Jas 1:22
and thy.
Isa 55:3

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Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 38:21

    But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:

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Jeremiah 38:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo Jeremías: No te entregarán. Oye ahora la voz de Jehová que yo te hablo, y tendrás bien, y vivirá tu alma.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jérémie dit: On ne te livrera point; écoute, je te prie, la voix de l’ Éternel dans ce que je te dis, et tout ira bien pour toi, et ton âme vivra.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jeremia sprach: Man wird dich nicht überliefern; höre doch auf die Stimme Jehovas nach dem, was ich zu dir rede, so wird es dir wohlgehen, und deine Seele wird leben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondit autem Jeremias: Non te tradent. Audi, quæso, vocem Domini, quam ego loquor ad te, et bene tibi erit, et vivet anima tua.