Jeremiah 38:18 
Context| NET © | But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians 1 and they will burn it down. You yourself will not escape from them.’” 2 |
| NIV © | But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands.’" |
| NASB © | ‘But if you will not go out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given over to the hand of the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and you yourself will not escape from their hand.’" |
| NLT © | But if you refuse to surrender, you will not escape! This city will be handed over to the Babylonians, and they will burn it to the ground." |
| MSG © | But if you don't turn yourself over to the generals of the king of Babylon, this city will go into the hands of the Chaldeans and they'll burn it down. And don't for a minute think there's any escape for you.'" |
| BBE © | But if you do not go out to the king of Babylon’s captains, then this town will be given into the hands of the Chaldaeans and they will put it on fire, and you will not get away from them. |
| NRSV © | But if you do not surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city shall be handed over to the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand." |
| NKJV © | ‘But if you do not surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.’" |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | 'But if <0518> you will not go <03318> out to the officers <08269> of the king <04428> of Babylon <0894> , then this <0384> city <05892> will be given <05414> over to the hand <03027> of the Chaldeans <03778> ; and they will burn <08313> it with fire <0784> , and you yourself <0859> will not escape <04422> from their hand .'"<03027> |
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| LXXM | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | But if <0518> you do not <03808> surrender <03318> to <0413> the officers <08269> of the king <04428> of Babylon <0894> , this <02063> city <05892> will be handed <03027> over to the Babylonians <03778> and they will burn <08313> it down <08313> . You <0859> yourself will not <03808> escape <04422> from them .’”<03027> |
| NET © | But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians 1 and they will burn it down. You yourself will not escape from them.’” 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation. 2 tn Heb “will not escape from their hand.” sn Zedekiah held out this hope of escape until the end and attempted to do so but was unsuccessful (cf. 39:4-5). |
