Jeremiah 38:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.””
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““Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he <FI>is<Fi> in your hand: for the king is not able for you <FI>in<Fi> anything.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 38:5 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
- 1 Samuel 29:9Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
- 2 Samuel 3:39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
- 2 Samuel 19:22And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
- Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Daniel 6:16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
- Daniel 6:17A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.
- John 19:12From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).