Catholic Public Domain Version
"Thus says the Lord: This city will certainly be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.” "
— Jeremiah 38:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.”
“Thus saith Jehovah, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it. ”
“Thus says Yahweh, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.”
“They had also heard him say,“The LORD says,‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’””
“Thus saith the Lord: This city shall surely be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.”
“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.”
“Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.”
Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying:
“Thus says the Lord: Whoever will remain in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will flee away from the Chaldeans, will live, and his soul will dwell in safety.
Thus says the Lord: This city will certainly be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”
And the leaders said to the king: “We petition you to put this man to death. For he is deliberately weakening the hands of the men of war, who have remained in this city, and the hands of the people, by speaking to them with these words. For this man is certainly not seeking peace for this people, but evil.”
And king Zedekiah said: “Behold, he is in your hands. For it is not fitting for the king to deny you anything.”
Therefore, they took Jeremiah and cast him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of Amelech, which was at the entrance to the prison. And they lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the pit, in which there was no water, but only mud. And so Jeremiah descended into the mire.