Jeremiah 38:15
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
נָגַד
I will tell
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נָגַד
To tell, to declare, to make known. Nagad. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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מוּת
certainly to put to death
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מוּת
certainly to put to death
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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יָעַץ
I will counsel/ you
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יָעַץ
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
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יִרְמְיָה
Jeremiah
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יִרְמְיָה
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
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צִדְקִיָּה
Zedekiah
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צִדְקִיָּה
Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
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