Jeremiah 38:16 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As Jehovah 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.

ASV Byzantine Text

So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As Jehovah 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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe Zedekiah mah tamquta hoi Jeremiah khaeah lokkamhaih to a sak; ka hinghaih paekkung, Angraeng loe hing pongah, kang hum mak ai, na hinghaih pakrong hae kaminawk ban ah doeh kang paek mak ai, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae manghai Zedekiah loh Jeremiah taengah a huep la a toemngam tih, “Hingnah BOEIPA amah loh mamih ham hinglu a saii. Nang te kan duek sak pawt vetih na hinglu aka mae hlang rhoek kut ah khaw nang kan tloeng mahpawh,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae manghai Zedekiah loh Jeremiah taengah a huep la a toemngam tih, “Hingnah BOEIPA amah loh mamih ham hinglu a saii. Nang te kan duek sak pawt vetih na hinglu aka mae hlang rhoek kut ah khaw nang kan tloeng mahpawh,” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Alaila, hoohiki malu o Zedekia, ke alii ia Ieremia, i mai la, Ma ko Iehova ola ana, ma ka mea nana i hana i keia uhane no kaua, aole au e pepehi ia oe, aole hoi au e haawi aku ia oe iloko o ka lima o keia poe kanaka e imi nei i kou ola.

English Berean Standard Bible

But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Wa Sedesyas rele Jeremi sou kote, li fè l' sèman. Li di l' konsa: -Mwen pran Bondye vivan an, Bondye ki ban nou lavi a, pou temwen, mwen p'ap fè touye ou, ni mwen p'ap lage ou nan men moun ki vle touye ou yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Juravit ergo rex Sedecias Jeremiæ clam, dicens: Vivit Dominus, qui fecit nobis animam hanc, si occidero te, et si tradidero te in manus virorum istorum qui quærunt animam tuam.

Bible in Basic English

So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et le roi Sédécias jura secrètement à Jérémie, disant : L’ Éternel est vivant qui a fait notre âme : si je te fais mourir, et si je te livre en la main de ces hommes qui cherchent ta vie !

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Tedy přisáhl král Sedechiáš Jeremiášovi tajně, řka: Živť jest Hospodin, kterýž učinil nám život tento, že tě neusmrtím, aniž tě vydám v ruku mužů těch, kteříž hledají bezživotí tvého.

Kosraean Bible

Na Tokosra Zedekiah el wulema nu sik in lukma, “Nga fulahk ke Inen God moul, God se su ase moul nu sesr, lah nga fah tia unikomi ku eiskomyang nu inpoun mwet ma kena unikomi.”

World Portuguese Bible

Então o rei Zedequias jurou secretamente a Jeremias, dizendo: “Tão certo como vive o SENHOR, que criou a nossa alma, não o matarei, nem o entregarei nas mãos destes homens que buscam a sua vida.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Astfel Zedechia împăratul i-a jurat în secret lui Ieremia, spunând: Precum DOMNUL trăiește, care ne-a făcut acest suflet, nu te voi da la moarte, nici nu te voi da în mâna acestor oameni care îți caută viața.

Brenton English Septuagint

Thus saith the Lord; Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thine eyes from thy tears: for there is a reward for thy works; and they shall return from the land of thine enemies.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့ဖြစ်၍ဇေဒကိမင်းသည်ငါ့အား``ငါတို့ ကိုဖန်ဆင်းတော်မူသောထာဝရဘုရားသည် အသက်ရှင်တော်မူသည့်အတိုင်း ငါသည်သင့် အားသတ်မည်မဟုတ်။ သင့်ကိုသတ်လိုသူတို့ ၏လက်သို့လည်းပေးအပ်မည်မဟုတ်'' ဟု လျှို့ဝှက်စွာကတိပေးတော်မူ၏။

Darby Translation

And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [As] Jehovah 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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Da schwur der König Zedekia dem Jeremia insgeheim und sprach: So wahr Jehova lebt, der uns diese Seele gemacht hat, wenn ich dich töten, oder wenn ich dich in die Hand dieser Männer geben werde, die nach deinem Leben trachten!

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen zwoer de koning Zedekia aan Jeremia in het verborgene, zeggende: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft, Die ons deze ziel gemaakt heeft: Indien ik u zal doden, of indien ik u zal overgeven in de hand dezer mannen, die uw ziel zoeken!

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Toen zwoer koning Sedekias Jeremias in het diepste geheim: Zo waarachtig Jahweh leeft, die ons dit leven heeft geschonken: ik zal u niet doden, en u ook niet overleveren aan de mannen, die uw leven belagen.

Italian Diodati Bible

E il re Sedechia giurò in segreto a Geremia, dicendo: Come il Signore, che ci ha fatta quest'anima , vive, io non ti farò morire, e non ti darò in man di questi uomini, che cercano l'anima tua.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Then king Sedecias swore to Jeremias, in private, saying: As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I deliver thee into the hands of these men that seek thy life.

Geneva Bible 1599

So the King sware secretly vnto Ieremiah, saying, As the Lord liueth that made vs these soules, I will not slay thee, nor giue thee into the hands of those men that seeke thy life.

Noyes Bible

Then King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Jehovah liveth, who made for 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.”

Danish Bible 1931

Da tilsvor Kong Zedekias i al Hemmelighed Jeremias: “Så sandt HERREN lever, som har skabt vor Sjæl, jeg vil ikke lade dig dræbe eller give dig i disse Mænds Hånd, som står dig efter Livet.”

Leeser Tanakh

So king Zedekiah swore unto Jeremiah secretly, saying, As the Lord liveth, who hath made for us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I give thee up into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

So Zedekiah the king swore 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.'

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vua Sê-đê-kia thề cách kín cùng Giê-rê-mi rằng: Thật như Đức Giê-hô-va hằng sống, là Đấng đã làm nên linh hồn nầy cho chúng ta, ta sẽ không giết ngươi, và không phó ngươi trong tay những người đòi mạng sống ngươi.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe fuakava fakafufū ʻa Setikia kia Selemaia, ʻo pehē, “ʻI he moʻui ʻa Sihova, ʻaia kuo ngaohi kiate kitaua ʻae laumālie ni, ʻe ʻikai te u tāmateʻi koe, pea ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange koe ki he nima ʻoe kau tangata ni ʻoku kumi hoʻo moʻui.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et le roi Sédécias jura en secret à Jérémie, en disant: L'Éternel est vivant, lui qui nous a donné la vie! je ne te ferai pas mourir, et je ne te livrerai point entre les mains de ces hommes qui cherchent ta vie.

Esperanto Bible

Tiam la reĝo Cidkija sekrete ĵuris al Jeremia, dirante: Mi ĵuras per la Eternulo, kiu kreis al ni ĉi tiun animon, ke mi ne mortigos vin, kaj ne transdonos vin en la manojn de tiuj homoj, kiuj celas vian morton.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Le roi Sédécias jura secrètement à Jérémie, en disant: L’Éternel est vivant, lui qui nous a donné la vie! Je ne te ferai pas mourir, et je ne te livrerai pas entre les mains de ces hommes qui en veulent à ta vie.

German Luther Bible 1912

Da schwur der König Zedekia dem Jeremia heimlich und sprach: So wahr der HERR lebt, der uns dieses Leben gegeben hat, so will ich dich nicht töten noch den Männern in die Hände geben, die dir nach dem Leben stehen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Thus says the Lord; Let your voice cease from weeping, and your eyes from your tears: for their is a reward for your works; and they shall return from the land of your enemies.

British English Septuagint 2012

Thus says the Lord; Let your voice cease from weeping, and your eyes from your tears: for their is a reward for your works; and they shall return from the land of your enemies.

Majority Standard BIble

But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

Webster Bible

So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to 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.

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E il re Sedekia giurò in segreto a Geremia, dicendo: “Com’è vero che l’Eterno, il quale ci ha dato questa vita, vive, io non ti farò morire, e non ti darò in mano di questi uomini che cercan la tua vita”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Alors le roi Sédécias jura secrètement à Jérémie : « Le SEIGNEUR est vivant, lui qui nous a donné la vie ! Je ne te mettrai pas à mort, et je ne te livrerai pas entre les mains de ces hommes qui en veulent à ta vie. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y juró el rey Sedechîas en secreto á Jeremías, diciendo: Vive Jehová que nos hizo esta alma, que no te mataré, ni te entregaré en mano de estos varones que buscan tu alma.

Spanish BLL

Y juró el rey Sedequías en secreto a Jeremías, diciendo: “Vive Yahvé que nos hizo esta alma, que no te mataré, ni te entregaré en mano de estos hombres que buscan tu vida”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y juró el rey Sedequías en secreto a Jeremías, diciendo: «Vive Yahvé que nos hizo esta alma, que no te mataré, ni te entregaré en mano de estos hombres que buscan tu vida».

Croatian Bible

Tada se kralj Sidkija u tajnosti zakle Jeremiji ovim riječima: “Živoga mi Jahve, koji nam daje ovaj život, neću te pogubiti i neću te predati onima što ti rade o glavi.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Tada se car Sedekija zakle Jeremiji nasamo govoreći: Tako da je živ Gospod, koji nam je stvorio ovu dušu, neću te pogubiti niti ću te dati u ruke ljudima koji traže dušu tvoju.

German Textbibel

Da schwur der König Zedekia dem Jeremia insgeheim: So wahr Jahwe lebt, der uns dieses Leben geschaffen hat, - ich werde dich nicht töten, noch werde ich dich der Gewalt jener Männer, die dir nach dem Leben trachten, überliefern!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Thus saith the Lord; Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thine eyes from thy tears: for there is a reward for thy works; and they shall return from the land of thine enemies.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞ע הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֞ה את אֲשֶׁר֩ עָשָׂה־לָ֨נוּ אֶת־הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ הַזֹּאת֙ אִם־אֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְאִם־אֶתֶּנְךָ֗ בְּיַד֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ ס