Jeremiah Chapter 38 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 38:19

And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
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BBE Jeremiah 38:19

And King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, I am troubled on account of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, for fear that they may give me up to them and they will put me to shame.
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DARBY Jeremiah 38:19

And king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.
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KJV Jeremiah 38:19

And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
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WBT Jeremiah 38:19


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WEB Jeremiah 38:19

Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
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YLT Jeremiah 38:19

And the king Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, `I am fearing the Jews who have fallen unto the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand, and they have insulted me.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) I am afraid of the Jews . . .--The special form of fear was characteristic of the weak and vacillating king. It was not enough to know that his life would be safe. Would he also be saved from the insults of his own subjects, who had already deserted to the enemy? These were, in the nature of the case, friends and followers of the prophet, and had acted on his advice (Jeremiah 21:9). The king, who had shrunk from Jeremiah's taunts (Jeremiah 37:19), could not, for very shame, expose himself to the derision of others. Perhaps even he feared more than mere derision--outrage, death, mutilation, such as Saul feared at the hands of the Philistines (1Samuel 31:4).(20?22) Obey, I beseech thee. . . .--The king's misgiving is met in part by an earnest entreaty to obey the voice of the Lord, in part by the assurance that thus it "shall be well with him" (literally, there shall be peace to thee); in part also by bringing before him the mockery which is certain to await him if he persists in his defiance. The women of the harem, the surviving wives and concubines of former kings, as well as his own, should become the spoil of the Chaldaean princes, and should take up their taunting proverbs against him. "Thy friends" (literally, the men of thy peace, as in Jeremiah 20:10; the men who promised peace and safety), "they set thee on, and having dragged thee into the mire of shame, have left thee there." The imagery of the taunt seems drawn from the prophet's recent experience (Jeremiah 38:6). The king was plunging into a worse "slough of despond" than that into which Jeremiah had sunk in the dungeon of Malchiah. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelitessaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶֽל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toJeremiah,יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites“Iאֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam afraidדֹאֵ֣ג (ḏō·’êḡ)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 1672: To be anxious or concerned, to fearof the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3064: Jews -- Jewishwhoאֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathave desertedנָֽפְלוּ֙ (nā·p̄ə·lū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5307: To fall, lietoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe Chaldeans,הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים (hak·kaś·dîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhabfor [the Chaldeans]פֶּֽן־ (pen-)ConjunctionStrong's 6435: Removal, lestmay hand me over toיִתְּנ֥וּ (yit·tə·nū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthemבְּיָדָ֖ם (bə·yā·ḏām)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3027: A handto abuse me.”וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ (wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5953: To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, imposeJump to PreviousAbuse Account Afraid Babylonians Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Deliver Deserted Dread Fallen Fear Fearing Hand Insulted Jeremiah Jews Mistreat Mock Shame Troubled Zedekiah Zedeki'ah