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Jeremiah 38:25

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38:25The officials may hear that I have talked with you. They may come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you.52 Do not hide anything from us. If you do, we will kill you.’53

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Footnotes

  1. 52 The phrase “and what the king said to you” is actually at the end of the verse, but most commentators see it as also under the governance of “tell us” and many commentaries and English versions move the clause forward for the sake of English style as has been done here.
  2. 53 Or “lest we kill you”; Heb “and we will not kill you,” which as stated in the translator’s note on introduces a negative purpose (or result) clause. See 37:20, 38:24 for parallel usage.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If the officials hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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?’

NLTNew Living Translation

My officials may hear that I spoke to you, and they may say, ‘Tell us what you and the king were talking about. If you don’t tell us, we will kill you.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And if the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Please tell us what you said to the king. You must not conceal it from us so that we will not kill you. And what did the king say to you?’

KJV 1900King James Version

But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: