3Thus said Jehovah: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it.'


In Context

1 And Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Gedaliah son of Pashhur, and Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchiah, hear the words that Jeremiah is speaking unto all the people, saying,

2 '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.

3 Thus said Jehovah: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it.'

4 And the heads say unto the king, 'Let, we pray thee, this man be put to death, because that he is making feeble the hands of the men of war, who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them according to these words, for this man is not seeking for the peace of this people, but for its evil.'

5 And the king Zedekiah saith, 'Lo, he is in your hand: for the king is not able for you in anything.'

Jeremiah 38:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

38:3And this is what the Lord says: 'This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus saith the Lord: This city shall surely be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus saith Jehovah, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus says Yahweh, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:3Thus said the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.