Jeremiah 38:16
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38:16So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised,34 “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath,35 I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.”36
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- 34 Heb “So King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah, saying.”
- 35 Heb “who has made this life/soul/ breath [נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh] for us.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ refers to the living, breathing substance of a person which constitutes his very life (cf. 659 נֶפֶשׁ 1; 3).
- 36 Heb “who are seeking your life.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Then King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As the Lord lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private, “As the Lord lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who intend to take your life.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
So King Zedekiah secretly promised him, “As surely as the Lord our Creator lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to the men who want you dead.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
So 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.
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