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Jeremiah 34:2

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34:2The Lord God of Israel told Jeremiah3 to go and give King Zedekiah of Judah a message. He told Jeremiah4 to tell him, “The Lord says, ‘I am going to5 hand this city over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it down.

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  1. 3 Heb “told him”; the referent (Jeremiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 4 Heb “told him”; the referent (Jeremiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 5 Heb 34:1 “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord … saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel, “Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I am going to.…” ’ ” ’ ” The translation has tried to avoid some of the confusion that is created by embedding quotations within quotations by using indirect quotation in some instances; the conceptualization is the same but the style is simpler.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go, speak to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to Zedekiah the king of Judah, now you must say to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire: