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Jeremiah 38:21

19 But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”

20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.

But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:

22 All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’

23 All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
KJV
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:
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But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
ASV
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me:
DARBY
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:
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If you refuse to go out, this [is] the word that YHWH has shown me.
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Men undslår du deg for å gå ut, da er dette det ord Herren har latt meg se:
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Men hvis du velger å ikke overgi deg, har Herren vist meg dette:
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Men undslår du dig for å gå ut, da er dette det ord Herren har latt mig se:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 2:4–5

    They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’

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  • Ezekiel 2:7

    But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

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  • Exodus 10:3–4

    So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

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  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

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  • Acts 20:26–27

    Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

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  • Jeremiah 26:15

    But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”

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  • Hebrews 12:25

    See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

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  • Ezekiel 3:17–19

    “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

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