Jeremiah 38:24
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Jeremiah 38:24 in other translations
| BSB | Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die. |
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| WEB | Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die. |
| ASV | Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. |
| YLT | And Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, ‘Let no man know of these words, and thou dost not die; |
| DARBY | And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. |
| BBE | Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man have knowledge of these words, and you will not be put to death. |
| Webster | Then said Zedekiah to Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. |
What does Jeremiah 38:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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.
Jeremiah 38:24 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Jeremiah 38:23
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
- Jeremiah 38:24
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
- Jeremiah 38:25
But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
Jeremiah 38:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Sedechîas á Jeremías: Nadie sepa estas palabras, y no morirás. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Sédécias dit à Jérémie: Que personne ne sache rien de ces paroles, et tu ne mourras pas; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Zedekia sprach zu Jeremia: Niemand soll um diese Worte wissen, damit du nicht sterbest! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit ergo Sedecias ad Jeremiam: Nullus sciat verba hæc, et non morieris. |