Verse 17

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.'

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."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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."

• biblecontext

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• 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.

• 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 And afterward, says the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their lives, and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, nor have pity, nor have mercy.
• Jer 24:8 : 8 And as for the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad; surely thus says the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the rest of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt:
• 1 Kgs 14:1-4 : 1 At that time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I ask you, and disguise yourself, so that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people. 3 And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child. 4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were dim because of his age.
• 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 And the king said to him, How many times must I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?
• Jer 37:3 : 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 'Pray now to the LORD our God for us.'
• Jer 38:5 : 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not anyone who can do anything against you.
• Jer 38:14-16 : 14 Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD; and the king said to Jeremiah, I will ask you a thing; hide nothing from me. 15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, will you not listen to me? 16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.
• Jer 38:24-27 : 24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and you shall not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and say to you, Declare to us now what you have said to the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said to you: 26 Then you shall say to them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. 27 Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
• Ezek 12:12-13 : 12 And the prince who is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out through it: he shall cover his face, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. 13 My net also I will spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.
• Jer 21:1-2 : 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2 Please inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, makes war against us, perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may depart from us.
• Ezek 17:19-21 : 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken, I will recompense on his own head. 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will contend with him there for his trespass which he has trespassed against me. 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and you shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
• Ezek 21:25-27 : 25 And you, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26 Thus says the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it to him.
• Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
• Jer 39:6-7 : 6 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover, he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with chains to carry him to Babylon.
• 2 Kgs 3:11-13 : 11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?" And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah." 12 And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 13 And Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother." And the king of Israel said to him, "No, for the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
• Jer 15:11 : 11 The LORD said, Truly it shall be well with your remnant; truly I will cause the enemy to treat you well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
• Jer 29:16-18 : 16 Know that thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and all the people who dwell in this city, and your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity; 17 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. 18 And I will pursue them with the sword, famine, and pestilence, and will deliver them to be moved to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them.
• Jer 32:3-5 : 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Why do you prophesy, and say, Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face, and his eyes shall see his eyes; 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says the LORD: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper.
• Jer 34:21-22 : 21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which have gone up from you. 22 Behold, I will command, says the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.