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Jeremiah 38:9

“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, in that they have thrown him into the pit,m and he will die theren because ofo starvation, for there is no longer any bread in the city.”

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Jeremiah 38:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern, where he will starve to death when there is no longer any bread in the city.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Jeremiah 38:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“My lord the king,” he said, “these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah the prophet into the cistern. He will soon die of hunger, for almost all the bread in the city is gone.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“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 likely to die from hunger in the place where he is. For there is no more bread in the city.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

“My master and king, these rulers have acted in an evil way. They have treated Jeremiah the prophet badly. They have thrown him into a well and left him there to die! When there is no more bread in the city, he will starve to death.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.

Jeremiah 38:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.

Jeremiah 38:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Your Majesty, everything that these men have done to the prophet Jeremiah is wrong. They have thrown him into the cistern, where he’ll starve to death, because there’s no more bread in the city.” 

Jeremiah 38:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“My lord the king, these men have been evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern where he will die from hunger, because there is no more bread in the city.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“My lord king, these men have acted wickedly in all they did to the prophet Jeremiah by throwing him into the cistern to die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“My king and master, everything those men have done to the prophet Jeremiah is evil. They have thrown him into an empty well. Soon there won’t be any more bread in the city. Then he’ll starve to death.”

Jeremiah 38:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the cistern; and he will die right where he is because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.”


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