Jeremiah 38:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 38:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burned with fire.’””
Jeremiah 38:23 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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 38:23 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And all thy wives, and thy sons, are brought forth unto the Chaldeans, and thou dost not escape from their hand, for by the hand of the king of Babylon thou art caught, and this city is burnt with fire.'”
Jeremiah 38:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand; for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. ”
Jeremiah 38:23 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So they shall bring out all thy wiues, and thy children to the Caldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands, but shalt be taken by the hand of the King of Babel: and this citie shalt thou cause to be burnt with fire.”
Jeremiah 38:23 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:23 in Context — Jeremiah 38
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:
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.
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.
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
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:
What Does Jeremiah 38:23 Mean?
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