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Jeremiah 38:5

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38:5King Zedekiah said to them, “Very well, you can do what you want with him.13 For I cannot do anything to stop you.”14

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  1. 13 Heb “Behold, he is in your hands [= power/control].”
  2. 14 Heb “For the king cannot do a thing with/against you.” The personal pronoun “I” is substituted in the English translation due to differences in style; Hebrew style often uses the third person or the title in speaking of oneself but English rarely if ever does. Compare the common paraphrasis of “your servant” for “I” in Hebrew (cf. 714 עֶבֶד 6 and usage in 1 Sam 20:7, 8) and compare the usage in Pss 63:11 (63:12 ); 61:6 (61:7 ) where the king is praying for himself. For the meaning of יָכֹל (yakhol) as “to be able to do anything,” see 407 יָכֹל 1.g.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“He is in your hands,” King Zedekiah answered. “The king can do nothing to oppose you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

King Zedekiah agreed. “All right,” he said. “Do as you like. I can’t stop you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand, for the king is not able to do a thing against you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.