Jeremiah 38:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.”
Jeremiah 38:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the matter was not perceived.”
Jeremiah 38:27 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. ”
Jeremiah 38:27 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the heads come in unto Jeremiah, and ask him, and he declareth to them according to all these words that the king commanded, and they keep silent from him, for the matter was not heard;”
Jeremiah 38:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew quietly from him; for the matter was not reported. ”
Jeremiah 38:27 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came all the princes vnto Ieremiah and asked him. And he tolde them according to all these wordes that the King had commanded: so they left off speaking with him, for the matter was not perceiued.”
Jeremiah 38:27 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:27 in Context — 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:
26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
What Does Jeremiah 38:27 Mean?
Jeremiah 38:27 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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