Then Elisha said to them, ‘This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you’re looking for.’ And he led them to Samaria.
Jeremiah 38:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All the officials did come to Jeremiah, and they questioned him. He reported to them the exact words that the king had commanded, and they stopped speaking with him because the conversation had not been overheard. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then came all the princes to Jeremiah and asked him [just what King Zedekiah had anticipated they would ask], and he told them all that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him, for what the conversation [with the king] had been was not discovered. American Standard Version (1901) Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. Common English Bible Then all the officials approached Jeremiah to question him. And he responded exactly as the king had instructed him. So they stopped interrogating him because the conversation between the king and Jeremiah hadn’t been overheard. Catholic Public Domain Version Then all the leaders came to Jeremiah, and they questioned him. And he spoke to them in accord with all the words that the king had commanded him. And they withdrew from him, for they had learned nothing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So all the princes came to Jeremias and asked him: and he spoke to them according to all the words that the king had commanded him. And they left him: for nothing had been heard. |
Then Elisha said to them, ‘This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you’re looking for.’ And he led them to Samaria.
The officials may hear that I have spoken with you and come and demand of you, “Tell us what you said to the king; don’t hide anything from us and we won’t kill you. Also, what did the king say to you? ”
If they do, tell them, “I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.” ’
Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard until the day Jerusalem was captured, and he was there when it happened.
When Paul realised that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead! ’