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Jeremiah 38:17 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 38 · verse 17
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:Jeremiah 38:17 · King James Version
Jeremiah 38:17 in context
15Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
16So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
17Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
18But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
19And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- assuredlyyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- Babylon'sBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- JeremiahYirmᵉyâhJirmejah, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesH3414 →
- ZedekiahTsidqîyâhTsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesH6667 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
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In the foregoing chapter we had the king in close conference with Jeremiah, and here again, though (Jer 38:5) he had given him up into the hands of his enemies; such a struggle there was in the breast of this unhappy prince between his convictions and his corruptions. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-28