Jeremiah 38 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 38:3

Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.

Jeremiah 38:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 38:3 in other translations

BSB	This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be delivered into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”
WEB	The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’”
ASV	Thus saith Jehovah, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
YLT	Thus said Jehovah: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it.'
DARBY	Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.
BBE	The Lord has said, This town will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.
Webster	Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

What does Jeremiah 38:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 3 This city shall surely be given - This was a testimony that be constantly bore: he had the authority of God for it. He knew it was true, and he never wavered nor equivocated.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jeremiah is cast into a dungeon, from whence he is delivered by an Ethiopian. (Jr 38:1-13) He advises the king to surrender to the Chaldeans. (Jr 38:14-28) Verses 1-13 Jeremiah went on in his plain preaching. The princes went on in their malice. It is common for wicked people to look upon God's faithful ministers as enemies, because they show what enemies the wicked are to themselves while impenitent. Jeremiah was…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 38:1-13 →

Jeremiah 38:3 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.

כֹּ֖הkohthusH3541

אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068

הִנָּתֹ֨ןhi.na.Toncertainly <to be given>H5414

תִּנָּתֵ֜ןti.na.Tenit will be givenH5414

הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe cityH5892

הַזֹּ֗אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063

בְּיַ֛דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027

חֵ֥ילcheil[the] army ofH2428

מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428

בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylonH894

וּלְכָדָֽהּ\׃u.le.kha.Dahand he will capture itH3920

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 38:3

Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
Jeremiah 32:3-5
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

21:10; 32:3-5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Jeremiah 38:2
Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
Jeremiah 38:3
Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.
Jeremiah 38:4
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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Jeremiah 38:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Así ha dicho Jehová: De cierto será entregada esta ciudad en mano del ejército del rey de Babilonia, y tomarála.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Cette ville sera livrée certainement en la main de l’armée du roi de Babylone, et il la prendra.
German Elberfelder 1871	So spricht Jehova: Diese Stadt wird gewißlich in die Hand des Heeres des Königs von Babel gegeben werden, und er wird sie einnehmen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Hæc dicit Dominus: Tradendo tradetur civitas hæc in manu exercitus regis Babylonis, et capiet eam.