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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF JER 38:1 The Generals Demand the Prophets Death.
However, Shafatiah-ben-Mathan, and Ghedaliah-ben-Pashkur, and Jokal-ben-Shelemiah, and Pashkur-ben-Malkiah, heard the speeches which Jeremiah addressed to all the people, saying,
RF JER 38:2 "Thus says the EVER-LIVING, 'Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine and plague but whoever goes out to the Kasdim will live, and his life will be like a prize to him,—and he shall live.
RF JER 38:3 Thus says the EVER-LIVING, I will give this city to the hand of the army of the king of Babel—and it shall capture it!"
RF JER 38:4 The generals consequently said to the king, "Put this man to death, we beg, for through him the hands of the soldiers left to us in the town are weakened, and the hands of all the people by his uttering these speeches. For this man does not contribute to the safety of this people, but to its injury."
RF JER 38:5 And King Zedekiah replied:—"He is in your power;—for the king has not the power to speak contrary to you."
RF JER 38:6 They consequently took Jeremiah and flung him into the well of Malkiah-ben-Hamelek, which was in the Court of the Guards, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. The well had no water in it, but only mud, and Jeremiah plunged into the mud.
RF JER 38:7 But Abd-melek, the Kushite, who was eunuch of the king's palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the well, while the king was staying at the Benjamin Gate,
RF JER 38:8 so Abd-melek went from the palace and spoke to the king, to say:—
RF JER 38:9 "Your Majesty, those men have done wrong in all they have done to Jeremiah the Preacher, whom they have thrown into the well, where he will die from hunger, for there is no more food in this city."
RF JER 38:10 Then the king ordered Abd-melek the Kushite, saying, "Take along with you from here thirty men, and pull Jeremiah the Preacher up from the well, before he dies."
RF JER 38:11 Abd-melek accordingly took the men along with him, and went to the palace, to the lower store, and took from there old sacks, and old rags, and passed them down to Jeremiah, in the well with ropes,
RF JER 38:12 and Abd-melek the Kushite said to Jeremiah, "Put the old sacks and rags, under the sides of your arms, beneath the ropes." And Jeremiah did so.
RF JER 38:13 Then they drew Jeremiah up with the ropes from the well, and put him into the Court of the Guards.
RF JER 38:14 King Zedekiah afterwards sent, and fetched Jeremiah the Preacher to himself, to the third entry of the House of the LORD where the king said to Jeremiah, "I will ask you something,—do not fear to speak to me."
RF JER 38:15 But Jeremiah replied, to Zedekiah, "When I inform you, will you not put me to death? And if I give you advice you will not listen to me!"
RF JER 38:16 King Zedekiah, however, swore to Jeremiah privately, saying, "By the life of the EVER-LIVING, Who made our souls, I will not kill you, and I will not give you into the power of the men who seek your life!"
RF JER 38:17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the EVER-LIVING GOD OF HOSTS the GOD of Israel;—If you will go out to the generals of the king of Babel, your soul shall live, and this city will not be burnt with fire,—and your family shall live with you.
RF JER 38:18 But if you do not go out to the generals of the king of Babel, then this city will be given to the hand of the Kasdim, who will burn it with fire,—and you will not escape from their hands!"
RF JER 38:19 King Zedekiah, however, answered Jeremiah, "I fear the Jews who have deserted to the Kasdim, to whose power they might deliver me to insult me!"
RF JER 38:20 But Jeremiah replied, "They will not give you. Listen, I beg, to the advice of the EVER-LIVING that I communicate to you,—for it will benefit you,—and your soul shall live. If, however, you refuse to go out,—
RF JER 38:21 this is the result which the EVER-LIVING has shown me.
RF JER 38:22 Be certain that all the women left in the palace of the king of Judah, will be brought out to the king of Babel's generals, and those women will exclaim, Your fine friends persuaded and mastered you! Your feet are stuck in the mud! Your ankles are fast! '
RF JER 38:23 And the whole of your wives and children will be brought out to the Kasdim;—and you will not escape from their hand, for they will take you to the control of the king of Babel, and this city will be burnt with fire."
RF JER 38:24 Zedekiah then said to Jeremiah, "Let no person know of this conversation,—and you shall not die.
RF JER 38:25 For if the generals hear that I have talked with you, and come to you, and ask you, Inform us, we pray, what the king has said to you,—do not fear us for you shall not be put to death,—but what did the king say to you?'
RF JER 38:26 you must say to them, 'I presented an appeal to the king, that he would not send me back to the house of Jhonathan to die there.'"
RF JER 38:27 All the generals afterwards came to Jeremiah, and asked him, when he told them all the things the king had ordered, and they were contented with them, for they had not heard the conversation.
RF JER 38:28 But Jeremiah stayed in the Court of the Guards until the day when Jerusalem was captured.




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AKJV ROM 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?



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