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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is the vision which the LORD has shown to me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if thou refuse to go forth, this <i>is</i> the word that the LORD hath shewed me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this <i>is</i> the word that the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you keep refusing to surrender, this is the word which the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which Yahweh has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if you keep refusing to go out <i>and</i> surrender to them, this is the word [and the vision] which the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is the verdict that the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is the verdict that the LORD has shown me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the LORD has shown me that if you refuse to obey, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has shown me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD has shown me in a vision what will happen if you refuse to surrender. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has shown me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, the LORD has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if thou shalt refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you are refusing to go forth, this [is] the thing that YHWH has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if thou art refusing to go forth, this is the thing that Jehovah hath shewn me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if thou refuse to go forth, this the word which Jehovah caused me to see:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if thou wilt not go forth, this is the word which the Lord hath shewn me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you refuse to depart, this is the word that the Lord has revealed to me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has shown:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you are determined not to surrender, this is what the LORD has shown me—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you choose not to go out, this is the word that LORD JEHOVAH has shown me:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shown me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if thou wilt not go forth, this is the word which the Lord has shewn me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12005" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Jeremiah Rescued</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3986.htm" title="3986: mā·’ên (Adj-ms) -- Refusing. From ma'en; unwilling.">refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lā·ṣêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">to surrender,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">is the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: hir·’a·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">has shown me:</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">Jeremiah 39:18</a></span><br />For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">Jeremiah 21:8-9</a></span><br />Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. / Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12-13</a></span><br />And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live! / Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Jeremiah 29:16-19</a></span><br />this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile— / this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. / I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-5</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. / Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-17.htm">Jeremiah 37:17</a></span><br />Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a></span><br />Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31-32</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD has showed me:</p><p class="hdg">if thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></b></br> O LORD, <i>are</i> not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, <i>but</i> they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3,4</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-28.htm">Exodus 16:28</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?</p><p class="hdg">this is.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Jeremiah 15:19-21</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, <i>and</i> thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Jeremiah 26:15</a></b></br> But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19,20</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/36-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Refusing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-24.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-18.htm">Surrender</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-20.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Refusing</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Surrender</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-25.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-24.htm">By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But if you refuse to surrender</b><br>This phrase is a direct warning to King Zedekiah of Judah. The historical context is the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, which took place around 586 BC. Jeremiah, the prophet, is urging Zedekiah to surrender to the Babylonians to save the city and his own life. The refusal to surrender would lead to dire consequences, as previously prophesied by Jeremiah. This reflects the broader biblical theme of obedience to God's will, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's obedience or disobedience.<p><b>this is the word that the LORD has shown me:</b><br>Jeremiah emphasizes that his message is not of his own making but a revelation from God. This underscores the role of prophets as God's mouthpieces, delivering divine messages to His people. The phrase "the LORD has shown me" indicates a vision or direct communication from God, a common occurrence in the prophetic books. This aligns with <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a>, which states that God reveals His plans to His prophets. The certainty of the prophecy is highlighted, emphasizing that ignoring it would lead to the fulfillment of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah, often facing persecution for his prophecies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who reigned during the time of Jerusalem's fall to Babylon. He struggled with fear and indecision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The event where Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem, leading to its eventual fall and the exile of its people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and identity, facing destruction due to the people's disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will through prophets like Jeremiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br><a href="/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21</a> highlights the critical nature of obeying God's instructions, even when they are difficult or counterintuitive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The refusal to surrender, as warned by Jeremiah, leads to dire consequences, reminding us of the importance of aligning with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_plan.htm">Trusting God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite the fear and uncertainty, trusting in God's plan is essential, as His ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a></b><br>Like Jeremiah, we are called to stand firm in our faith and deliver God's truth, even in the face of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/surrender_as_strength.htm">Surrender as Strength</a></b><br>True strength is found in surrendering to God, acknowledging that His wisdom surpasses our understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_sunni_islam_beliefs.htm">What embodies Ahab's spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jer._38_17-23_contradict_repentance.htm">In Jeremiah 38:17-23, why does the prophecy of doom seem to contradict other biblical passages where repentance and prayer avert catastrophe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jeremiah_38_15-16's_account_reliable.htm">In Jeremiah 38:15-16, how reliable is the account of a secret meeting between Jeremiah and King Zedekiah when both sides had clear motives to document or distort events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">refuse</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(mā·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3986.htm">Strong's 3986: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unwilling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to surrender,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָצֵ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] the word</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has shown me:</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְאַ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hir·’a·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/38-21.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 38:21 But if you refuse to go forth (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/38-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 38:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 38:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>