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New Living Translation
Jeremiah 38:5
King Zedekiah agreed. "All right," he said. "Do as you like. I can't stop you."
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Christian Standard Bible®
King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you.”
King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you.”
Hebrew Names Version
Tzidkiyahu the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
Tzidkiyahu the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
King 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.
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
English Standard Version
King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you."
King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you."
New American Standard Bible
And King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
And King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
New Century Version
King Zedekiah said to them, "Jeremiah is in your control. I cannot do anything to stop you."
King Zedekiah said to them, "Jeremiah is in your control. I cannot do anything to stop you."
Amplified Bible
Then King Zedekiah [fearing the princes] said, "Listen, he is in your hand; for the king is in no position to do anything against you."
Then King Zedekiah [fearing the princes] said, "Listen, he is in your hand; for the king is in no position to do anything against you."
World English Bible
Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Zedekiah the King sayd, Behold, he is in your hands, for ye King can denie you nothing.
Then Zedekiah the King sayd, Behold, he is in your hands, for ye King can denie you nothing.
Legacy Standard Bible
So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
Berean Standard Bible
"Here he is," replied King Zedekiah. "He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you."
"Here he is," replied King Zedekiah. "He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you."
Contemporary English Version
Zedekiah replied, "Do what you want with him. I can't stop you."
Zedekiah replied, "Do what you want with him. I can't stop you."
Complete Jewish Bible
Tzidkiyahu the king said, "All right, he is in your hands; for the king can't prevent you from doing as you please."
Tzidkiyahu the king said, "All right, he is in your hands; for the king can't prevent you from doing as you please."
Darby Translation
And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.
And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.
Easy-to-Read Version
So King Zedekiah said to the officials, "Jeremiah is in your control. I cannot do anything to stop you."
So King Zedekiah said to the officials, "Jeremiah is in your control. I cannot do anything to stop you."
George Lamsa Translation
Then King Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hands; for the king cannot say anything to you.
Then King Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hands; for the king cannot say anything to you.
Good News Translation
King Zedekiah answered, "Very well, then, do what you want to with him; I can't stop you."
King Zedekiah answered, "Very well, then, do what you want to with him; I can't stop you."
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."
And Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he is in your hand, for the king is not able to do a thing against you."
Literal Translation
And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand. For the king cannot do anything against you.
And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand. For the king cannot do anything against you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sedechias the kinge answered and sayde: lo, he is in yor hodes, for ye kige maye denye you nothinge.
Sedechias the kinge answered and sayde: lo, he is in yor hodes, for ye kige maye denye you nothinge.
American Standard Version
And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.
And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.
Bible in Basic English
Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.
Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Zedekiah the king said: 'Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.'
Then Zedekiah the king said: 'Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.'
King James Version (1611)
Then Zedekiah the king sayd, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
Then Zedekiah the king sayd, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Zedekia the kyng aunswered, and sayde, Lo, he is in your handes: for the kyng may denie you nothyng.
Zedekia the kyng aunswered, and sayde, Lo, he is in your handes: for the kyng may denie you nothyng.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For ye have planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria: plant ye, and praise.
For ye have planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria: plant ye, and praise.
English Revised Version
And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And kyng Sedechie seide, Lo! he is in youre hondis, for it is not leueful that the kyng denye ony thing to you.
And kyng Sedechie seide, Lo! he is in youre hondis, for it is not leueful that the kyng denye ony thing to you.
Update Bible Version
And Zedekiah the king said, Look, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.
And Zedekiah the king said, Look, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] thing against you.
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] thing against you.
New English Translation
King Zedekiah said to them, "Very well, you can do what you want with him. For I cannot do anything to stop you."
King Zedekiah said to them, "Very well, you can do what you want with him. For I cannot do anything to stop you."
New King James Version
Then Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you."
Then Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you."
New Life Bible
So King Zedekiah said, "He is in your hands. The king can do nothing against you."
So King Zedekiah said, "He is in your hands. The king can do nothing against you."
New Revised Standard
King Zedekiah said, "Here he is; he is in your hands; for the king is powerless against you."
King Zedekiah said, "Here he is; he is in your hands; for the king is powerless against you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said King Zedekiah, - Lo! he is in your hand; for the king is not one who is able to do anything against you.
Then said King Zedekiah, - Lo! he is in your hand; for the king is not one who is able to do anything against you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Sedecias said: Behold he is in your hands: for it is not lawful for the king to deny you any thing.
And king Sedecias said: Behold he is in your hands: for it is not lawful for the king to deny you any thing.
Revised Standard Version
King Zedeki'ah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
King Zedeki'ah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
Young's Literal Translation
And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he [is] in your hand: for the king is not able for you [in] anything.'
And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he [is] in your hand: for the king is not able for you [in] anything.'
THE MESSAGE
King Zedekiah caved in: "If you say so. Go ahead, handle it your way. You're too much for me."
King Zedekiah caved in: "If you say so. Go ahead, handle it your way. You're too much for me."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you."
Contextual Overview
1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people. He had been saying, 2 "This is what the Lord says: ‘Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life. They will live!' 3 The Lord also says: ‘The city of Jerusalem will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.'" 4 So these officials went to the king and said, "Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!" 5 King Zedekiah agreed. "All right," he said. "Do as you like. I can't stop you." 6 So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it. 7 But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate, 8 so Ebed-melech rushed from the palace to speak with him. 9 "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." 10 So the king told Ebed-melech, "Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
for: 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 29:9, 2 Samuel 3:39, 2 Samuel 19:22, Proverbs 29:25, John 19:12-16
Reciprocal: Genesis 16:6 - in Exodus 23:2 - to decline Joshua 9:25 - we are Job 1:12 - power Job 31:34 - Did I Jeremiah 26:14 - As for Jeremiah 37:17 - asked Jeremiah 38:19 - I Daniel 6:16 - the king
Cross-References
Genesis 38:11
Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Go back to your parents' home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you." (But Judah didn't really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father's home.
Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Go back to your parents' home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you." (But Judah didn't really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father's home.
Genesis 38:26
Judah recognized them immediately and said, "She is more righteous than I am, because I didn't arrange for her to marry my son Shelah." And Judah never slept with Tamar again.
Judah recognized them immediately and said, "She is more righteous than I am, because I didn't arrange for her to marry my son Shelah." And Judah never slept with Tamar again.
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:20
These were the clans descended from Judah's surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
These were the clans descended from Judah's surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
1 Chronicles 4:21
Shelah was one of Judah's sons. The descendants of Shelah were Er (the father of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah); the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
Shelah was one of Judah's sons. The descendants of Shelah were Er (the father of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah); the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then Zedekiah the king said, behold, he [is] in your hand,.... In your power, to do with him as you please. This is either a grant of the king, allowing them to do as they thought fit; or a declaration of their power, supposing them to be the princes of the sanhedrim, as Grotius thinks, to judge of a false prophet, and condemn him; but that they were such does not appear; nor does their charge of the prophet, or their procedure against him, confirm it. The former sense seems best:
for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] thing against you; which is said either in a flattering way, that such was their interest in him, and so great his regard for them, that he could not deny them any thing. So it is in the old translations, "for the king may deny you nothing"; and, "the king can deny you nothing": or else in a complaining way, suggesting that, he was a king, and no king; that he had no power to oppose them; they would do as they pleased; and therefore it signified nothing applying to him; he should not say any thing against it; he would have no concern in it; they might do as they pleased, since he knew they would.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
All real power was in their hands, and as they affirmed that Jeremiah’s death was a matter of necessity, the king did not dare refuse it to them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 38:5. He is in your hand — Ye have power to do as you please; I must act by your counsel. Poor weak prince! you respect the prophet, you fear the cabal, and you sacrifice an innocent man to your own weakness and their malice!
