Jeremiah 38:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 38:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Yahweh says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’”
Jeremiah 38:2 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah, He that abideth 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, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, and he shall live. ”
Jeremiah 38:2 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thus said Jehovah: He who is remaining in this city dieth, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, and he who is going forth unto the Chaldeans liveth, and his soul hath been to him for a prey, and he liveth.”
Jeremiah 38:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah: 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; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. ”
Jeremiah 38:2 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth the Lord, He that remaineth in this citie, shall dye by the sworde, by the famine and by the pestilence: but hee that goeth foorth to the Caldeans, shall liue: for he shall haue his life for a praye, and shall liue.”
Jeremiah 38:2 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:2 in Context — Jeremiah 38
1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
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.
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.
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.
What Does Jeremiah 38:2 Mean?
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