Jeremiah 38:15 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Jeremiah saith unto Zedekiah, `When I declare to thee, dost thou not surely put me to death? and when I counsel thee, thou dost not hearken unto me.`

English ASV

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, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

English Amplified

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I tell you, will you not surely put me to death? And even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I tell you, will you not surely put me to death? And even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Jeremiah replied to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, you will kill me, won’t you? Besides, if I give you advice, you won’t listen to me anyway.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

English EASY 2024

Jeremiah said to the king, ‘If I give you a true answer, you will surely kill me. If I give you advice, you will not agree.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, you will probably kill me. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me."

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I answered, “If I tell you the truth, you will put me to death, and if I give you advice, you won't pay any attention.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jeremiah answered Zedekiah, "If I answer you, you'll kill me. If I give you advice, you won't listen to me."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Jeremiah replied to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, you will kill me, won't you? Besides, if I give you advice, you won't listen to me anyway."

English KJV 1611

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?

English LSB

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Besides, if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, shall you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Besides, if I give you advice, you will not listen to me."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If I tell you anything, you will have me killed, will you not? If I counsel you, you will not listen to me!

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I answer you, you will certainly kill me. If I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I said to Zedekiah, "Suppose I give you an answer. You will kill me, won't you? Suppose I give you good advice. You won't listen to me, will you?"

English NIV

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me."

English NKJ 1982

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

English NLT

Jeremiah said, "If I tell you the truth, you will kill me. And if I give you advice, you won't listen to me anyway."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, you will put me to death, will you not? And if I give you advice, you will not listen to me."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I answered him, “If I tell you the truth you will put me to death. And if I tell you what you should do, you will not listen to me.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not be sure to put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Jeremiah said, “If I tell you the truth, you will kill me. And you won't listen to me anyway.“

English Tyndale 1537

Then Jeremy answered Zedekiah: If I be plain unto thee, thou wilt cause me suffer death: If I give thee counsel, thou wilt not follow me.