New International Version “All your wives and children will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon; and this city will be burned down.” New Living Translation All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.” English Standard Version All your wives and your sons shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burned with fire.” Berean Standard Bible All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.” Berean Literal Bible And all your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, for you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will burn with fire.” King James Bible So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. New King James Version ‘So they shall surrender all your wives and children to the Chaldeans. You shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ” New American Standard Bible They are also going to bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire.’” NASB 1995 ‘They will also bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire.’” NASB 1977 ‘They will also bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire.’” Legacy Standard Bible And they will also bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire.’” Amplified Bible Also, all your wives and your children will be brought out to the Chaldeans; and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city [Jerusalem] will be burned down with fire.’” Berean Annotated Bible All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans (clod-breakers). And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon (confusion by mixing), and this city will be burned down. Christian Standard Bible All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. You yourself will not escape from them, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon and this city will burn.’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible All your wives and sons will be brought out to the Chaldeans. You yourself will not escape from them, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon and this city will burn down.’” American Standard Version And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. Contemporary English Version The Babylonian army will take your wives and children captive, you will be taken as a prisoner to the King of Babylonia, and Jerusalem will be burned down." English Revised Version And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. GOD'S WORD® Translation "All your wives and children will be brought to the Babylonians. You will not escape from them. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down." Good News Translation Then I added, "All your women and children will be taken out to the Babylonians, and you yourself will not escape from them. You will be taken prisoner by the king of Babylonia, and this city will be burned to the ground." International Standard Version "They'll bring all your women and children out to the Chaldeans, and you won't escape from their hand. Indeed, you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire." NET Bible "All your wives and your children will be turned over to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from them but will be captured by the king of Babylon. This city will be burned down." New Heart English Bible They shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire." Webster's Bible Translation So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAll your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.” World English Bible They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burned with fire.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd all your wives and your sons are brought forth to the Chaldeans, and you do not escape from their hand, for you are caught by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city is burned with fire.” Berean Literal Bible And all your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, for you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will burn with fire.” Young's Literal Translation 'And all thy wives, and thy sons, are brought forth unto the Chaldeans, and thou dost not escape from their hand, for by the hand of the king of Babylon thou art caught, and this city is burnt with fire.' Smith's Literal Translation And all thy women and all thy sons being brought forth to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape from their hand, for thou shalt be seized by the hand of the king of Babel: and thou shalt burn this city with fire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd all thy wives, and thy children shall be brought out to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape their hands, but thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall burn this city with fire. Catholic Public Domain Version And all your wives and your sons will be led away to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hands. Instead, you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon. And he will burn this city with fire.” New American Bible All your wives and children shall be brought out to the Chaldeans, and you shall not escape their hands; you shall be handed over to the king of Babylon, and this city shall be destroyed by fire.” New Revised Standard Version All your wives and your children shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon; and this city shall be burned with fire.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo they shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you yourself shall not escape from their hands, but shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon; and this city shall be burned with fire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And all your wives and your sons are going out to the Chaldeans, and you certainly shall not escape from their hands, but you shall be handed over into his hands of the King of Babel, and this city will burn in fire!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon; and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall bring forth thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt by no means escape, for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burnt. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Jeremiah Rescued…22All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’ 23 All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.” 24Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.… Cross References All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. 2 Kings 24:15 Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 Kings 25:7 And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. Jeremiah 39:6-7 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. / Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, Jeremiah 34:3 And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. Jeremiah 32:4-5 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye. / He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.’” Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, 2 Kings 25:6 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. Jeremiah 39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. Jeremiah 52:9 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. and this city will be burned down.” Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’ Jeremiah 37:8 Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down. 2 Kings 25:9-10 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. 2 Kings 25:4-7 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. … Jeremiah 39:4-7 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. … Jeremiah 52:7-11 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. … Lamentations 4:20 The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.” Treasury of Scripture So they shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans: and you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire. they shall. Jeremiah 38:18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. Jeremiah 39:6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. Jeremiah 41:10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites. shalt cause. Jeremiah 27:12,13 I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live… Ezekiel 14:9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. Ezekiel 43:3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. Jump to Previous Babylon Burned Captured Caught Cause Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Children City Escape Fire Forth Hand Hands Led Seized WivesJump to Next Babylon Burned Captured Caught Cause Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Children City Escape Fire Forth Hand Hands Led Seized WivesJeremiah 38 1. Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.7. Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement. 14. Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life. 24. By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes. All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. Jerusalem’s fall would bring suffering not only upon its leaders but upon their households. Zedekiah’s family and the families of Judah’s officials would be taken by the Babylonian forces, facing captivity and exile along with the rest of the city. 2Ki 24:15 Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon,… And you yourself will not escape their grasp, Zedekiah would not evade the outcome he feared. Though he later attempted to flee Jerusalem during the siege, Babylonian soldiers captured him near Jericho and brought him before Nebuchadnezzar. Jer 34:3 And you yourself will not escape his grasp,… for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar’s capture of Zedekiah marked the collapse of Judah’s final earthly kingdom. The king who had rejected Jeremiah’s counsel would be delivered into the hands of Babylon, as God had declared. 2Ki 25:6 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up… and this city will be burned down.” Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and burned the temple, the palace, and many homes in 586 BC. The city’s ruin brought Judah’s rebellion to judgment and began the long exile of its people from the land. Jer 21:10 For I have set My face against this city… Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahThe prophet who delivered God's message to the people of Judah, warning them of the consequences of their disobedience. 2. Zedekiah The last king of Judah, who was warned by Jeremiah about the impending Babylonian conquest. 3. Chaldeans Another name for the Babylonians, who were the dominant power and would conquer Jerusalem. 4. King of Babylon Refers to Nebuchadnezzar II, the ruler who would capture Jerusalem and take its people into exile. 5. Jerusalem The capital city of Judah, which was under threat of destruction due to the people's unfaithfulness to God. Teaching Points The Consequences of DisobedienceJeremiah 38:23 serves as a stark reminder of the severe consequences that come from disobeying God's commands. The people of Judah, including their leaders, faced dire outcomes because they refused to heed God's warnings. The Certainty of God's Word The fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy underscores the reliability and certainty of God's word. What God declares will come to pass, and His promises and warnings are trustworthy. The Importance of Repentance This passage highlights the missed opportunity for repentance. Zedekiah and the people of Judah had multiple chances to turn back to God but chose not to, leading to their downfall. Leadership and Responsibility Zedekiah's failure as a leader had devastating effects on his people. This serves as a lesson on the importance of godly leadership and the responsibility leaders have to guide their people according to God's will. Hope Amidst Judgment While this passage focuses on judgment, it is part of a larger account where God promises eventual restoration for His people. This reminds us that God's ultimate plan is one of redemption and hope. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Jeremiah 38:23?2. How does Jeremiah 38:23 illustrate the consequences of ignoring God's warnings? 3. What can we learn about God's sovereignty from Jeremiah 38:23? 4. How does Jeremiah 38:23 connect with Proverbs 16:18 about pride and downfall? 5. How can we apply the lessons of Jeremiah 38:23 in our daily lives? 6. What steps can we take to heed God's warnings in our own lives? 7. How does Jeremiah 38:23 reflect God's judgment on Jerusalem's leaders? 8. What historical events align with the prophecy in Jeremiah 38:23? 9. How does Jeremiah 38:23 challenge our understanding of divine justice? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 38? (23) So they shall bring out . . .--The picture of defeat and destruction is once more repeated from Jeremiah 38:18. Probably, the last clause should be read with a different punctuation of the Hebrew, "This city shall be burnt with fire." As the text now stands, the marginal rendering, Thou shalt burn, gives the true force of the word. The king himself would have that destruction to answer for. It would be his own act and deed. (24?26) Let no man know . . .--The weak king vacillated to the last moment. He feared the prophet, he feared the princes yet more. To hush up all that had passed in the interview, to urge the prophet to baffle the eager suspicions of the princes by a prevaricating statement, as if it had been he who had sought the meeting, and had petitioned the king, as before (Jeremiah 37:20), to protect him from the cruelties which he had suffered in the house of Jonathan: this was the only course he could bring himself to follow. The plan so far succeeded that the prophet returned and gave the evasive answer which the king suggested. The nature of the interview was concealed, and events took their course; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison till the city was taken. The king's suggestion as to the house of Jonathan implies either that he believed that the princes would urge that Jeremiah should be sent there after his rescue from the dungeon of Malchiah, or else a wish to slur over that transaction altogether. Verse 23. - So they, etc.; rather, and they, etc. The women spoken of are different from those in ver. 22. Thou shalt cause this city to be burned. The literal rendering (see margin) is, Thou shalt burn this city; but the Septuagint, Peshito, and Targum have "As for this city it shall be burned," which suits the parallelism better. Jeremiah 38:23 delivers a fourfold, literal prophecy: the king’s family taken, the king captured, Jerusalem destroyed by Babylon. Each clause came to pass exactly, proving God’s word sure and underscoring the cost of rejecting it. Obedience brings life; defiance invites loss—personal, familial, and national. Jeremiah 38:23 NIV |
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