1 وَسَمِعَ شَفَطْيَا بْنُ مَتَّانَ، وَجَدَلْيَا بْنُ فَشْحُورَ، وَيُوخَلُ بْنُ شَلَمْيَا، وَفَشْحُورُ بْنُ مَلْكِيَّا، ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ إِرْمِيَا يُكَلِّمُ بِهِ كُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلًا: 2 «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: ٱلَّذِي يُقِيمُ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَمُوتُ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْوَبَإِ. أَمَّا ٱلَّذِي يَخْرُجُ إِلَى ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْيَا وَتَكُونُ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ غَنِيمَةً فَيَحْيَا. 3 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ سَتُدْفَعُ دَفْعًا لِيَدِ جَيْشِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ فَيَأْخُذُهَا». 4 فَقَالَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِيُقْتَلْ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ، لِأَنَّهُ بِذَلِكَ يُضْعِفُ أَيَادِيَ رِجَالِ ٱلْحَرْبِ ٱلْبَاقِينَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَيَادِيَ كُلِّ ٱلشَّعْبِ، إِذْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ. لِأَنَّ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلَ لَا يَطْلُبُ ٱلسَّلَامَ لِهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ بَلِ ٱلشَّرَّ». 5 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا: «هَا هُوَ بِيَدِكُمْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ». 6 فَأَخَذُوا إِرْمِيَا وَأَلْقُوْهُ فِي جُبِّ مَلْكِيَّا ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، ٱلَّذِي فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ، وَدَلُّوا إِرْمِيَا بِحِبَالٍ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ مَاءٌ بَلْ وَحْلٌ، فَغَاصَ إِرْمِيَا فِي ٱلْوَحْلِ. 7 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ، رَجُلٌ خَصِيٌّ، وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، أَنَّهُمْ جَعَلُوا إِرْمِيَا فِي ٱلْجُبِّ، وَٱلْمَلِكُ جَالِسٌ فِي بَابِ بَنْيَامِينَ، 8 خَرَجَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَكَلَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكَ قَائِلًا: 9 «يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ، قَدْ أَسَاءَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالُ فِي كُلِّ مَا فَعَلُوا بِإِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ، ٱلَّذِي طَرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ، فَإِنَّهُ يَمُوتُ فِي مَكَانِهِ بِسَبَبِ ٱلْجُوعِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَعْدُ خُبْزٌ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ». 10 فَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَبْدَ مَلِكَ ٱلْكُوشِيَّ قَائِلًا: «خُذْ مَعَكَ مِنْ هُنَا ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا، وَأَطْلِعْ إِرْمِيَا مِنَ ٱلْجُبِّ قَبْلَمَا يَمُوتُ». 11 فَأَخَذَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ ٱلرِّجَالَ مَعَهُ، وَدَخَلَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، إِلَى أَسْفَلِ ٱلْمَخْزَنِ، وَأَخَذَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ ثِيَابًا رِثَّةً وَمَلَابِسَ بَالِيَةً وَدَلَّاهَا إِلَى إِرْمِيَا إِلَى ٱلْجُبِّ بِحِبَالٍ. 12 وَقَالَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ لِإِرْمِيَا: «ضَعِ ٱلثِّيَابَ ٱلرِّثَّةَ وَٱلْمَلَابِسَ ٱلْبَالِيَةَ تَحْتَ إِبْطَيْكَ تَحْتَ ٱلْحِبَالِ». فَفَعَلَ إِرْمِيَا كَذَلِكَ. 13 فَجَذَبُوا إِرْمِيَا بِٱلْحِبَالِ وَأَطْلَعُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْجُبِّ. فَأَقَامَ إِرْمِيَا فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ. 14 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا وَأَخَذَ إِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيَّ إِلَيْهِ، إِلَى ٱلْمَدْخَلِ ٱلثَّالِثِ ٱلَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِإِرْمِيَا: «أَنَا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ. لَا تُخْفِ عَنِّي شَيْئًا». 15 فَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِصِدْقِيَّا: «إِذَا أَخْبَرْتُكَ أَفَمَا تَقْتُلُنِي قَتْلًا؟ وَإِذَا أَشَرْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ لِي!» 16 فَحَلَفَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا لِإِرْمِيَا سِرًّا قَائِلًا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَ لَنَا هَذِهِ ٱلنَّفْسَ، إِنِّي لَا أَقْتُلُكَ وَلَا أَدْفَعُكَ لِيَدِ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكَ». 17 فَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِصِدْقِيَّا: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنْ كُنْتَ تَخْرُجُ خُرُوجًا إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، تَحْيَا نَفْسُكَ وَلَا تُحْرَقُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ بِٱلنَّارِ، بَلْ تَحْيَا أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُكَ. 18 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَخْرُجُ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، تُدْفَعُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ لِيَدِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ فَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِٱلنَّارِ، وَأَنْتَ لَا تُفْلِتُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ». 19 فَقَالَ صِدْقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكُ لِإِرْمِيَا: «إِنِّي أَخَافُ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَدْ سَقَطُوا لِلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ لِئَلَّا يَدْفَعُونِي لِيَدِهِمْ فَيَزْدَرُوا بِي». 20 فَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا: «لَا يَدْفَعُونَكَ. ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي مَا أُكَلِّمُكَ أَنَا بِهِ، فَيُحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ وَتَحْيَا نَفْسُكَ. 21 وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَأْبَى ٱلْخُرُوجَ، فَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي أَرَانِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِيَّاهَا: 22 هَا كُلُّ ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱللَّوَاتِي بَقِينَ فِي بَيْتِ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، يُخْرَجْنَ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ وَهُنَّ يَقُلْنَ: قَدْ خَدَعَكَ وَقَدِرَ عَلَيْكَ مُسَالِمُوكَ. غَاصَتْ فِي ٱلْحَمْأَةِ رِجْلَاكَ وَٱرْتَدَّتَا إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ. 23 وَيُخْرِجُونَ كُلَّ نِسَائِكَ وَبَنِيكَ إِلَى ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ، وَأَنْتَ لَا تُفْلِتُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ، لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ تُمْسَكُ بِيَدِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، وَهَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ تُحْرَقُ بِٱلنَّارِ». 24 فَقَالَ صِدْقِيَّا لِإِرْمِيَا: «لَا يَعْلَمْ أَحَدٌ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ، فَلَا تَمُوتَ. 25 وَإِذَا سَمِعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ أَنِّي كَلَّمْتُكَ، وَأَتَوْا إِلَيْكَ وَقَالُوا لَكَ: أَخْبِرْنَا بِمَاذَا كَلَّمْتَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، لَا تُخْفِ عَنَّا فَلَا نَقْتُلَكَ، وَمَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ ٱلْمَلِكُ. 26 فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: إِنِّي أَلْقَيْتُ تَضَرُّعِي أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ حَتَّى لَا يَرُدَّنِي إِلَى بَيْتِ يُونَاثَانَ لِأَمُوتَ هُنَاكَ». 27 فَأَتَى كُلُّ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا وَسَأَلُوهُ، فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي أَوْصَاهُ بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ. فَسَكَتُوا عَنْهُ لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَمْرَ لَمْ يُسْمَعْ. 28 فَأَقَامَ إِرْمِيَا فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي أُخِذَتْ فِيهِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.
Jeremiah · Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
Jeremiah 38 Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
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- Fully vowelled Arabic, read right to left.
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Verse divisions occasionally differ from English Bibles (e.g. 1 Timothy 6:21–22, 3 John 14–15).
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
Jehucal
Son of Shelemiah whom King Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah to ask for prayer, and who later heard Jeremiah's words and joined in seeking his death.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:3; 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
Malchijah
Named as the father of Pashhur, an envoy of Zedekiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 38:1
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)