Jeremiah - 38:21

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21 But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me:

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Explanation and meaning of Jeremiah 38:21.

Differing Translations

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But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:
But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me:
But if thou wilt not go forth, this is the word which the Lord hath shewn me:
And if thou art refusing to go forth, this is the thing that Jehovah hath shewn me:
But if you do not go out, this is what the Lord has made clear to me:
But if you refuse to depart, this is the word that the Lord has revealed to me:
Quod si tu abnueris ad egrediendum (hoc est, recusaveris egredi,) hic est sermo quem ostendit mihi Jehova;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

But if thou refuse to go forth,.... Out of Jerusalem, to the Chaldean army, and submit to them:
this is the word that the Lord hath showed me, or the thing which should certainly come to pass; the word of prophecy the Lord had showed to the prophet, and which he now declares to the king; who asked of him a word, was desirous to know whether there was a word from the Lord, and what it was; and this it is which follows, in case he continued impenitent, obstinate, and disobedient.

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