Verse 17

Then King Zedekiah sent for him and secretly questioned him in his palace, saying, "Is there any word from the LORD?" Jeremiah replied, "There is. You will be handed over to the king of Babylon."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kong Sidkia sendte etter ham og spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt hus: 'Har Herren gitt deg et budskap?' Jeremia svarte: 'Ja, du skal bli overgitt i Babylons konges hender.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sendte kong Sidkia og tok ham ut, og spurte kongen ham hemmelig i sitt hus, og sa: Er det noe ord fra Herren? Og Jeremia sa: Det er; for han sa: Du skal bli overgitt i hendene på kongen av Babylon.

• Norsk King James

  Da sendte kong Zedekiah og hentet ham ut; kongen spurte ham i fortrolighet i sitt hus: Er det noen ord fra Herren? Jeremias svarte: Ja, det er det; for han sa: Du skal bli overgitt i hendene på kongen av Babylon.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men kong Sidkia sendte folk og hentet ham; kongen spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt hus: "Er det et ord fra Herren?" Jeremia svarte: "Ja, det er det. Du skal overgis i Babels konges hånd."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kong Sidkia sendte bud etter ham og spurte ham hemmelig i slottet: «Er det noe ord fra Herren?» Jeremias svarte: «Ja, du skal bli overgitt i kongen av Babylons hånd.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Senere sendte kong Sidkia og lot ham hente ut, og kongen spurte ham hemmelig i sitt hus og sa: "Er det et ord fra Herren?" Og Jeremia sa: "Det er det; for du skal bli overgitt i kongen av Babylons hånd."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så sendte kong Zedekiah etter ham og hentet ham ut; i all hemmelighet spurte kongen ham i sitt hus: ”Er det noe ord fra Herren?” Jeremias svarte: ”Jo, for du skal bli overlevert til kongen av Babylon.”

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Senere sendte kong Sidkia og lot ham hente ut, og kongen spurte ham hemmelig i sitt hus og sa: "Er det et ord fra Herren?" Og Jeremia sa: "Det er det; for du skal bli overgitt i kongen av Babylons hånd."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kong Sidkia sendte bud og hentet ham; kongen spurte ham hemmelig i sin bolig: "Er det kommet noe ord fra Herren?" Jeremia svarte: "Ja, det er det." Og han sa: "Du skal bli overgitt i hendene på kongen av Babel."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Senere sendte kongen Zedekia bud etter Jeremia og spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt palass: 'Er det et ord fra Herren?' Jeremia svarte: 'Ja, det er det. Du skal overgis i babylonerkongens hender.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Kong Zedekias sendte hen og lod ham hente, og Kongen spurgte ham i sit Huus i Løndom og sagde: Ere der Ord (forhaanden) fra Herren? og Jeremias sagde: Der ere; og han sagde: Du skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And emiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sendte kong Sidkia etter ham, tok ham ut og spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt hus og sa: Er det noe budskap fra Herren? Jeremia svarte: Det er; for sa han, du skal bli overgitt til kongen av Babylon.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out; and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, 'Is there any word from the LORD?' And Jeremiah said, 'There is, for, said he, you shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sendte kongen Sidkia etter ham, og lot ham hente. Kongen spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt hus, og sa: Er det noe ord fra Herren? Jeremia sa: Det er det. Han sa også: Du skal bli overgitt i hendene til Babylons konge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og kong Sidkia sendte bud og hentet ham, og kongen spurte ham hemmelig i sitt hus og sa: 'Er det et ord fra Herren?' Jeremias sa: 'Det er,' og han tilføyde, 'Du skal bli overgitt i hendene på kongen av Babylon.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Deretter sendte kong Sidkia og hentet ham, og kongen spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt hus og sa: Er det et ord fra Herren? Jeremia svarte: Ja, du skal bli overgitt i hendene på Babylons konge.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sendte kong Sidkia bud etter ham og tok ham ut; og kongen spurte ham i hemmelighet i sitt hus og sa: Er det et ord fra Herren? Og Jeremia sa: Det er. Og han sa: Du vil bli overgitt til kongen av Babylon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Sedechias the kynge sent for him, & called him, & axed him quietly in his owne house, sayenge: thinkest thou this busynes (that now is in honde) cometh of the LORDE? Ieremy answerde: yee yt it doth: & thou (sayde he) shalt be delyuered in to the kynge of Babilons power.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Zedekiah the King sent, and tooke him out, and the King asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any worde from the Lord? And Ieremiah sayd, Yea: for, sayd he, thou shalt be deliuered into the hand of the King of Babel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Zedekia the kyng sent for him, and called hym, and asked hym quietly in his owne house, saying: Thinkest thou this businesse that nowe is in hande commeth of the Lorde? Ieremie aunswered, Yea that it doth: and thou (sayde he) shalt be deliuered into the kyng of Babylons power.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there [any] word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh him, and the king asketh him in his house in secret, and saith, `Is there a word from Jehovah?' And Jeremiah saith, `There is,' and he saith, `Into the hand of the king of Babylon thou art given.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him,“Is there any message from the LORD?”Jeremiah answered,“Yes, there is.” Then he announced,“You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 21:7 : 7 Afterward, declares the LORD, I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, the people, and those remaining in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their lives. He will strike them down with the edge of the sword without pity, without sparing, and without mercy.
• Jer 24:8 : 8 But like the bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, says the LORD, so will I treat Zedekiah, king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.
• 1 Kgs 14:1-4 : 1 At that time, Abijah, son of Jeroboam, became sick. 2 Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please get up and disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Look, there is Ahijah the prophet, the one who told me I would become king over these people. 3 Take ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey with you, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy. 4 Jeroboam's wife did as he said: she arose, went to Shiloh, and arrived at the house of Ahijah. Now, Ahijah could no longer see because his eyes had grown dim due to his age.
• 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 But the king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'
• Jer 37:3 : 3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah with this message: "Please pray to the LORD our God for us."
• Jer 38:5 : 5 King Zedekiah replied, "He is in your hands. The king can do nothing to oppose you."
• Jer 38:14-16 : 14 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the LORD. "I am going to ask you something," the king said to Jeremiah. "Do not hide anything from me." 15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, will you not put me to death? And even if I did give you advice, you would not listen to me." 16 But King Zedekiah swore an oath secretly to Jeremiah, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us breath, I will neither put you to death nor hand you over to those who want to kill you."
• Jer 38:24-27 : 24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not let anyone know about these matters, or you may die. 25 If the officials hear that I talked with you and come to you, saying, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will put you to death,’ 26 then tell them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’" 27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard the conversation.
• Ezek 12:12-13 : 12 The prince who is among them will shoulder his belongings and leave in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land. 13 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, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
• Jer 21:1-2 : 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, saying, 2 Inquire, please, of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, so that he may withdraw from us.
• Ezek 17:19-21 : 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head. 20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me. 21 All his fugitives in all his troops will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered to every direction. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’
• Ezek 21:25-27 : 25 Mark out a road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and against Judah, into fortified Jerusalem. 26 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the head of the two ways, to seek omens. He shakes arrows, consults idols, and looks at the liver. 27 In his right hand is the decision for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to raise the battle cry, to build siege ramps, to erect siege walls.
• Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.
• Jer 39:6-7 : 6 The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah, before his very eyes, and also killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
• 2 Kgs 3:11-13 : 11 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here." 12 Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him. 13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What do we have to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother." But the king of Israel said to him, "No, because it is the LORD who has called these three kings together to hand them over to Moab."
• Jer 15:11 : 11 The LORD said, 'Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of trouble and distress.'
• Jer 29:16-18 : 16 this is what the LORD says to the king who sits on David's throne and to all the people who remain in this city—your own brothers who were not taken with you into exile— 17 this is what the LORD of Armies says: 'I am about to send against them the sword, famine, and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.' 18 I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse and an object of astonishment, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations where I have banished them.
• Jer 32:3-5 : 3 King Zedekiah of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, "Why are you prophesying and declaring, 'This is what the LORD says: I am about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.' 4 Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon; they will speak face to face and see each other directly. 5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I deal with him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.
• Jer 34:21-22 : 21 And I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon that has withdrawn from you. 22 Behold, I am giving a command, declares the Lord, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it with fire. And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without any inhabitants.