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Jeremiah Chapter 38 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.
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BBE Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, They will not give you up: be guided now by the word of the Lord as I have given it to you, and it will be well for you, and you will keep your life.
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DARBY Jeremiah 38:20

And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
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KJV Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
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WBT Jeremiah 38:20


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WEB Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of Yahweh, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
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YLT Jeremiah 38:20

And Jeremiah saith, `They do not give thee up; hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of Jehovah, to that which I am speaking unto thee, and it is well for thee, and thy soul doth live.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“They will notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nohand you over,”יִתֵּ֑נוּ (yit·tê·nū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5414: To give, put, setJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelitesreplied.וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Obeyשְֽׁמַֽע־ (šə·ma‘-)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlythe voiceבְּק֣וֹל (bə·qō·wl)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6963: A voice, soundof the LORDיְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelin whatלַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (la·’ă·šer)Preposition-l | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatIאֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam telling you,דֹּבֵ֣ר (dō·ḇêr)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueso it may go wellוְיִ֥יטַב (wə·yî·ṭaḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasingwith youלְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew and youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion may live.וּתְחִ֥י (ū·ṯə·ḥî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularStrong's 2421: To live, to reviveJump to PreviousBeg Beseech Deliver Guided Hand Hearken Jeremiah Live Obey Please Soul Spared Speak Speaking Voice Word