Jeremiah · Bible in Basic English
Jeremiah 38 Bible in Basic English
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1 Now it came to the ears of Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, that Jeremiah had said to all the people,
1 Y OYÓ Sephatías hijo de Mathán, y Gedalías hijo de Pashur, y Jucal hijo de Selemías, y Pashur hijo de Melchîas, las palabras que Jeremías hablaba á todo el pueblo, diciendo:
2 These are the words of the Lord: Whoever goes on living in this town will come to his death by the sword or through need of food or by disease: but whoever goes out to the Chaldaeans will keep his life out of the power of the attackers and be safe.
2 Así ha dicho Jehová: El que se quedare en esta ciudad morirá á cuchillo, ó de hambre, ó de pestilencia; mas el que saliere á los Caldeos vivirá, pues su vida le será por despojo, y vivirá.
3 The Lord has said, This town will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.
3 Así ha dicho Jehová: De cierto será entregada esta ciudad en mano del ejército del rey de Babilonia, y tomarála.
4 Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.
4 Y dijeron los príncipes al rey: Muera ahora este hombre; porque de esta manera hace desmayar las manos de los hombres de guerra que han quedado en esta ciudad, y las manos de todo el pueblo, hablándoles tales palabras; porque este hombre no busca la paz de este pueblo, sino el mal.
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.
5 Y dijo el rey Sedechîas: Helo ahí, en vuestras manos está; que el rey no podrá contra vosotros nada.
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
6 Entonces tomaron ellos á Jeremías, é hiciéronlo echar en la mazmorra de Malchîas hijo de Amelech, que estaba en el patio de la cárcel; y metieron á Jeremías con sogas. Y en la mazmorra no había agua, sino cieno; y hundióse Jeremías en el cieno.
7 Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:
7 Y oyendo Ebed-melec, hombre etiope, eunuco que estaba en casa del rey, que habían puesto á Jeremías en la mazmorra, y estando sentado el rey á la puerta de Benjamín,
8 And Ebed-melech went out from the king's house and said to the king,
8 Ebed-melec salió de la casa del rey, y habló al rey, diciendo:
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.
9 Mi señor el rey, mal hicieron estos varones en todo lo que han hecho con Jeremías profeta, al cual hicieron echar en la mazmorra; porque allí se morirá de hambre, pues no hay más pan en la ciudad.
10 Then the king gave orders to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take with you three men from here and get Jeremiah out of the water-hole before death overtakes him.
10 Entonces mandó el rey al mismo Ebed-melec Etiope, diciendo: Toma en tu poder treinta hombres de aquí, y haz sacar á Jeremías profeta de la mazmorra, antes que muera.
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king, to the place where the clothing was kept, and got from there old clothing and bits of old cloth, and let them down by cords into the water-hole where Jeremiah was.
11 Y tomó Ebed-melec en su poder hombres, y entró á la casa del rey al [lugar] debajo de la tesorería, y tomó de allí trapos viejos, traídos, viejos, y andrajosos, y echólos á Jeremías con sogas en la mazmorra.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put these bits of old cloth under your arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
12 Y dijo Ebed-melec Etiope á Jeremías: Pon ahora esos trapos viejos, traídos, y rotos, bajo los sobacos de tus brazos, debajo de las sogas. Y lo hizo así Jeremías.
13 So pulling Jeremiah up with the cords they got him out of the water-hole: and Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
13 De este modo sacaron á Jeremías con sogas, y subiéronlo de la mazmorra; y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel.
14 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and took him into the rulers' doorway in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremiah, I have a question to put to you; keep nothing back from me.
14 Después envió el rey Sedechîas, é hizo traer á sí á Jeremías profeta á la tercera entrada que estaba en la casa de Jehová. Y dijo el rey á Jeremías: Pregúntote una palabra, no me encubras ninguna cosa.
15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I give you the answer to your question, will you not certainly put me to death? and if I make a suggestion to you, you will not give it a hearing.
15 Y Jeremías dijo á Sedechîas: Si te lo denunciare, ¿no es verdad que me matarás? y si te diere consejo, no has de escucharme.
16 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.
16 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.
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, These are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel: If you go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then you will have life, and the town will not be burned with fire, and you and your family will be kept from death:
17 Entonces dijo Jeremías á Sedechîas: Así ha dicho Jehová Dios de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Si salieres luego á los príncipes del rey de Babilonia, tu alma vivirá, y esta ciudad no será puesta á fuego; y vivirás tú y tu casa:
18 But if you do not go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then this town will be given into the hands of the Chaldaeans and they will put it on fire, and you will not get away from them.
18 Mas si no salieres á los príncipes del rey de Babilonia, esta ciudad será entregada en mano de los Caldeos, y la pondrán á fuego, y tú no escaparás de sus manos.
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.
19 Y dijo el rey Sedechîas á Jeremías: Témome á causa de los Judíos que se han adherido á los Caldeos, que no me entreguen en sus manos y me escarnezcan.
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.
20 Y dijo Jeremías: No te entregarán. Oye ahora la voz de Jehová que yo te hablo, y tendrás bien, y vivirá tu alma.
21 But if you do not go out, this is what the Lord has made clear to me:
21 Mas si no quisieres salir, esta es la palabra que me ha mostrado Jehová:
22 See, all the rest of the women in the house of the king of Judah will be taken out to the king of Babylon's captains, and these women will say, Your nearest friends have been false to you and have got the better of you: they have made your feet go deep into the wet earth, and they are turned away back from you.
22 Y he aquí que todas las mujeres que han quedado en casa del rey de Judá, serán sacadas á los príncipes del rey de Babilonia; y ellas mismas dirán: Te han engañado, y prevalecido contra ti tus amigos; atollaron en el cieno tus pies, se volvieron atrás.
23 And they will take all your wives and your children out to the Chaldaeans: and you will not get away out of their hands, but will be taken by the hands of the king of Babylon: and this town will be burned with fire.
23 Sacarán pues, todas tus mujeres y tus hijos á los Caldeos, y tú no escaparás de sus manos, sino que por mano del rey de Babilonia serás preso, y á esta ciudad quemará á fuego.
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man have knowledge of these words, and you will not be put to death.
24 Y dijo Sedechîas á Jeremías: Nadie sepa estas palabras, y no morirás.
25 But if it comes to the ears of the rulers that I have been talking with you, and they come and say to you, Give us word now of what you have said to the king and what the king said to you, keeping nothing back and we will not put you to death;
25 Y si los príncipes oyeren que yo he hablado contigo, y vinieren á ti y te dijeren: Decláranos ahora qué hablaste con el rey, no nos lo encubras, y no te mataremos; asimismo qué te dijo el rey;
26 Then you are to say to them, I made my request to the king, that he would not send me back to my death in Jonathan's house.
26 Les dirás: Supliqué al rey que no me hiciese tornar á casa de Jonathán porque no me muriese allí.
27 Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.
27 Y vinieron luego todos los príncipes á Jeremías, y preguntáronle: y él les respondió conforme á todo lo que el rey le había mandado. Con esto se dejaron de él, porque el negocio no se había oído.
28 So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.
28 Y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel hasta el día que fué tomada Jerusalem; y [allí] estaba cuando Jerusalem fué tomada.
People & places in this chapter
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Ebed-melech
A Cushite court official who interceded with the king and pulled Jeremiah out of the cistern, and whom the LORD promised to deliver.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:7; Jeremiah 38:10; Jeremiah 39:16
Gedaliah
Son of Pashhur who heard Jeremiah's words and joined in seeking his death.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:1
Malchiah
A son of the king whose cistern in the courtyard of the guard Jeremiah was dropped into.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:6
Mattan
Named as the father of Shephatiah, an official who opposed Jeremiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:1
Pashhur
Named as the father of Gedaliah, an official who opposed Jeremiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:1
Pashhur
Son of Malchijah whom King Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah, and who later heard Jeremiah's preaching and sought his death.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 38:1
Shelemiah
Named as the father of Jehucal, an envoy of Zedekiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 38:1
Shephatiah
Son of Mattan who heard Jeremiah's words and joined in seeking his death.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:1
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:12; Ezra 2:3; Jeremiah 21:1–10; Acts 5:28
- 2 Jeremiah 39:18; Jeremiah 45:5; Jeremiah 34:17; Ezekiel 14:21; Jeremiah 42:17
- 3 Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 32:3–5
- 4 Jeremiah 26:11; Acts 16:20; Jeremiah 29:7; Nehemiah 6:9; Amos 7:10
- 5 John 19:12–16; 2 Samuel 3:39; 1 Samuel 15:24; 2 Samuel 19:22; Proverbs 29:25
- 6 Jeremiah 37:21; Psalm 69:2; Psalm 69:14–15; Jeremiah 38:22; Jeremiah 37:16
- 7 Amos 5:10; Deuteronomy 21:19; Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 29:2; Matthew 20:16
- 9 Jeremiah 37:21–38:6; Job 31:34; Esther 7:4–6; Jeremiah 52:6; Proverbs 31:8–9
- 10 Psalm 75:10; Esther 8:7; Proverbs 21:1; Esther 5:2
- 12 Ephesians 4:32; Romans 12:10; Romans 12:15
- 13 Jeremiah 37:21; Acts 23:35; Acts 28:16; Acts 28:30; Jeremiah 39:14–18
- 14 Jeremiah 21:1–2; 1 Kings 22:16; Jeremiah 37:17; Jeremiah 42:2–5; 1 Samuel 3:17–18
- 15 Luke 22:67–68
- 16 Jeremiah 37:17; Jeremiah 38:1–6; John 3:2; Isaiah 57:16; Zechariah 12:1
- 17 Jeremiah 27:12; Jeremiah 27:17; Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 21:8–10; Jeremiah 39:3
- 18 Jeremiah 24:8–10; Jeremiah 32:3–5; 2 Kings 25:4–10; Jeremiah 38:3; Jeremiah 38:23
- 19 John 12:42; Isaiah 51:12–13; Jeremiah 38:22; John 19:12–13; Isaiah 57:11
- 20 Jeremiah 26:13; Isaiah 55:3; Daniel 4:27; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Acts 26:29
- 21 Ezekiel 2:4–5; Ezekiel 2:7; Exodus 10:3–4; Jeremiah 5:3; Acts 20:26–27
- 22 Lamentations 5:11; Lamentations 1:2; Jeremiah 43:6; Lamentations 1:13; Psalm 69:14
- 23 Jeremiah 41:10; Jeremiah 38:18; Jeremiah 39:6; 2 Kings 25:7; Jeremiah 27:12–13
- 25 Jeremiah 38:27; Jeremiah 38:4–6
- 26 Jeremiah 37:20; Jeremiah 37:15; Jeremiah 42:2; Esther 4:8
- 27 2 Kings 6:19; 1 Samuel 16:2–5; Acts 23:6; 1 Samuel 10:15–16
- 28 Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 15:20–21; Psalm 23:4; Jeremiah 38:13
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when you slack the hands of the people? It is thou who disbelievest that compellest me to say these things; it is thou that hast drawn me out into these words.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)