Jeremiah 38:15
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
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- ÅB
- Jeremias sa til Sedekias: Om jeg sier deg det, vil du da ikke la meg drepe? Og om jeg gir deg råd, vil du ikke høre på meg.
- OTB
- Jeremias sa til Sidkia: "Hvis jeg forteller deg det, vil du ikke sikkert drepe meg? Selv om jeg gir deg råd, vil du ikke høre på meg."
- B1930
- Jeremias sa til Sedekias: Om jeg sier dig det, vil du da ikke la mig drepe? Og om jeg gir dig råd, vil du ikke høre på mig.
- BSB
- “If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
- KJV
- Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
- WEB
- Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”
- ASV
- Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.
- DARBY
- And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.
- BLB
- And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: “If I declare [it] to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I should advise you, you will not listen to me.”
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Luke 22:67–68
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
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