Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Thus says the Lord, ‘He who
King James Version
Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
Holman Bible
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live. He will keep his life like the spoils of war and will live.’
International Standard Version
"This is what the LORD says: "Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by the plague, but the one who goes over to the Chaldeans will live. His life will be spared, and he will live.'
A Conservative Version
Thus says LORD: He who abides in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.
American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah, He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, and he shall live.
Amplified
“So says the Lord, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by virulent disease (pestilence), but he who goes out to the Chaldeans [of Babylon] will live and have his [own] life as a reward and stay alive.’
Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord: Whoever goes on living in this town will come to his death by the sword or through need of food or by disease: but whoever goes out to the Chaldaeans will keep his life out of the power of the attackers and be safe.
Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said Jehovah, He dwelling in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by death; and he going forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and his soul was to him for booty, and he lived.
King James 2000
Thus says the LORD, He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prize, and shall live.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Thus says Yahweh, 'The [one who] stays in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague. But the [one who] goes out to the Chaldeans will live. And his life will be for him as booty, and he will live.'
Modern King James verseion
So says Jehovah, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague. But he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life as a prize, and shall live.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thus sayeth the LORD: Whoso remaineth in this city shall perish, either with the sword, with hunger or with pestilence: But whoso falleth unto the Chaldeans, shall escape, winning his soul for a prey, and shall live.
NET Bible
"The Lord says, 'Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives.'"
New Heart English Bible
"Thus says the LORD, 'He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.'
The Emphasized Bible
Thus saith Yahweh, He that remaineth in this city shall die, by sword by famine, or by pestilence, - whereas, he that goeth forth unto the Chaldeans, shall live, so shall he have his life for a spoil, and shall live.
Webster
Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thus said Jehovah: He who is remaining in this city dieth, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, and he who is going forth unto the Chaldeans liveth, and his soul hath been to him for a prey, and he liveth.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 38:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Is Thrown Into The Pit Of Malchiah
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Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 34:17
“Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming
Jeremiah 39:18
For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own
Jeremiah 45:5
But you, are you
Jeremiah 42:17
So all the men who set their
Jeremiah 21:8-9
“You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I
Jeremiah 24:8
‘But like the
Jeremiah 27:13
Why will you
Jeremiah 29:18
I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with pestilence; and I will
Jeremiah 38:17-23
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord
Jeremiah 42:22
Therefore you should now clearly understand that you will
Jeremiah 44:13
And I will
Ezekiel 5:12-17
One third of you will die by
Ezekiel 6:11
“Thus says the Lord
Ezekiel 7:15
The
Ezekiel 14:21
For thus says the Lord God, “How much more when
Matthew 24:7-8
Revelation 6:4-8
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