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Jeremiah 38:21

19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

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.

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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:
WEB
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:
BLB
If you refuse to go out, this [is] the word that YHWH has shown me.
ÅB
Men undslår du deg for å gå ut, da er dette det ord Herren har latt meg se:
OTB
Men hvis du velger å ikke overgi deg, har Herren vist meg dette:
B1930
Men undslår du dig for å gå ut, da er dette det ord Herren har latt mig se:

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 2:4–5

    For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Ezekiel 2:7

    And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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  • Exodus 10:3–4

    And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

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  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

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  • Acts 20:26–27

    Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

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  • Jeremiah 26:15

    But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

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  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

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  • Ezekiel 3:17–19

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

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