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Jeremiah 21:1

JeremiahMaaseiahMelchiahPashurZedekiahZephaniah
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

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BSB
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,
KJV
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
WEB
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
ASV
The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
DARBY
The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
BLB
The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH, [by] King Zedekiah sending to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, saying:
ÅB
Dette er det ord som kom til Jeremias fra Herren da kong Sedekias sendte Pashur, Malkias sønn, og presten Sefanja, Ma'asejas sønn, til ham og lot si:
OTB
Ordet som kom til Jeremias fra Herren da kong Sidkia sendte til ham Pasjhur, sønn av Malkia, og presten Sefanja, sønn av Maaseja, og sa:
B1930
Dette er det ord som kom til Jeremias fra Herren da kong Sedekias sendte Pashur, Malkias sønn, og presten Sefanja, Ma'asejas sønn, til ham og lot si:

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  • Jeremiah 37:3

    And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.

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  • Jeremiah 29:25

    Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

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  • Jeremiah 52:24

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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  • 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,

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  • 2 Kings 25:18–21

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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  • Jeremiah 52:1–3

    Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:12

    And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

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  • 2 Kings 24:17–18

    And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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