Jeremiah 38:16

So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ tzid.ki.Ya.hu	H6667	Tsidkijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sware	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞ע vai.yi.sha.Va'	H7650	to seven oneself · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
secretly	בַּסֵּ֣תֶר ba.Se.ter	H5643	a cover (in a good or a bad · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
LORD	יְהוָ֞ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
liveth	חַי chai-	H2416	alive · adjective, masculine singular absolute
made	עָשָׂה 'a.sah-	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
soul	הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ ha.Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
death	אֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ 'a.mi.Te.kha	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
give	אֶתֶּנְךָ֗ 'e.ten.Kha	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיַד֙ be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
seek	מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים me.vak.Shim	H1245	to search out (by any method · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
life	נַפְשֶֽׁךָ naf.She.kha	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 37:17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And…
Jeremiah 38:1-6 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the…
Isaiah 57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, a…
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles t…
Numbers 16:22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the…
Numbers 27:16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
Jeremiah 34:20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for mea…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:14–end

In the foregoing chapter we had the king in close conference with Jeremiah, and here again, though (Jer 38:5) he had given him up into the hands of his enemies; such a struggle there was in the breast of this unhappy prince between his convictions and his corruptions. Observe, I. The honour that Zedekiah did to the prophet. When he was newly fetched out of the dungeon he sent for him to advise with him privately. He met him in the third entry, or (as the margin reads it) the principal entry, that is in, or leads towards, or adjoins to, the house of the Lord, Jer 38:14. In appointing this place of interview with the prophet perhaps he intended to show a respect and reverence for the house of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:16

Lord . . . made us this soul-- (Isa 57:16). Implying, "may my life (soul) be forfeited if I deceive thee" [CALVIN].

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:16

So Zedekiah the king swore secretly unto Jeremiah,.... The king not only gave the prophet his word, but also annexed to it his oath, that his life should be in no danger, either from him or his princes; this oath was made secretly, both for the honour of the king, he swearing to a subject, and that it might not be known by the princes, and for fear of them: saying, as the Lord liveth, that made us this soul; or "these souls", as the Targum: here a superfluous word, is used; which, as the Jews observe, is one of the eight words which are written, but not read: he swears by the living God, by whom only men should swear, whenever it is necessary; this is the proper form of an oath; the appeal…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:16

Jeremiah 38:16 16. So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. 16. Et juravit rex Zedechias Jeremiae in secreto, dicens, Vivit Jehova, qui fecit nobis animam hanc, si interfecero te, et si tradidero te in manum istorum qui quaerunt animam tuam. The king, desirous of having a new revelation, promised safety to the Prophet by an oath. He then swore that he would not take revenge, though he might be displeased with the Prophet's answer he might indeed have conjectured, though Jeremiah had not expressly said anything, that the answer…

Dictionary and topics

Prisoners · General references — General references
Zedekiah · .Impri — .Impri

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 38:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:16

John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:16

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 38:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:16

John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:16

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 38:14-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 38:14-16

Rashi on Jeremiah 38:14