For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Jeremiah 38:8 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, Dugang nga mga bersyonAmplified Bible - Classic Edition Ebed-melech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying, American Standard Version (1901) Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying, Common English Bible Ebed-melech left the palace and said to the king: Catholic Public Domain Version And so Ebedmelech departed from the king's house, and he spoke to the king, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abdemelech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying: English Standard Version 2016 Ebed-melech went from the king’s house and said to the king, |
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.