Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
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The verse 5 is found in chapter 38 of Jeremiah. The princes accuse Jeremiah of weakening the army’s morale and throw him into a cistern. Ebed-melech intervenes and manages to rescue him. The episode demonstrates the cost of proclaiming an unpopular word and, at the same time, shows that God can raise unexpected help to preserve his prophet.
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Der König Zedekia sprach: Siehe, er ist in euren Händen; denn der König kann nichts wider euch.
Y dijo el rey Sedechîas: Helo ahí, en vuestras manos está; que el rey no podrá contra vosotros nada.
El rey Sedequías respondió: «Está en sus manos, porque el rey no puede hacer nada contra ustedes».
Le roi Sédécias répondit: Voici, il est entre vos mains; car le roi ne peut rien contre vous.
E il re Sedechia disse: Eccolo in mano vostra; perciocchè il re non può nulla contro a voi.
E disse o rei Zedequias: Eis que ele está na vossa mão; porque o rei nada pode fazer contra vós.
西底家 王說:「看哪,他在你們手中,王不能反對你們所做的事。」
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