Jeremiah 38:22 “All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be br…”

Jeremiah 38:22

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.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

World English Bible

‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women will say, “Your familiar friends have turned on you, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away from you.”

American Standard Version

Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee: now that thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

Geneva Bible 1599

And beholde, all the women that are left in the King of Iudahs house, shalbe brought forth to the King of Babels princes: and those women shall say, Thy friends haue perswaded thee, and haue preuailed against thee: thy feete are fastened in the myre, and they are turned backe.

Darby Translation

Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

Young's Literal Translation

That, lo, all the women who have been left in the house of the king of Judah are brought forth unto the heads of the king of Babylon, and lo, they are saying: Persuaded thee, and prevailed against thee, Have thine allies, Sunk into mire have thy feet, They have been turned backward.

Bible in Basic English

See, all the rest of the women in the house of the king of Judah will be taken out to the king of Babylon's captains, and these women will say, Your nearest friends have been false to you and have got the better of you: they have made your feet go deep into the wet earth, and they are turned away back from you.

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Cross references

“all”

Jeremiah 43:6 Lamentations 5:11 Jeremiah 41:10

Jeremiah 43:6 · BSB

the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch…

Lamentations 5:11 · BSB

Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 41:10 · BSB

Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam…

“Thy friends”

Jeremiah 38:4–6 Jeremiah 20:10 Psalm 41:9

Jeremiah 38:4–6 · BSB

Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being…

Jeremiah 20:10 · BSB

For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our ve…

Psalm 41:9 · BSB

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

“have set”

Lamentations 1:2 Jeremiah 38:19 Micah 7:5

Lamentations 1:2 · BSB

She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

Jeremiah 38:19 · BSB

But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”

Micah 7:5 · BSB

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

“thy feet”

Psalm 69:2 Psalm 69:14 Jeremiah 38:6

Psalm 69:2 · BSB

I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

Psalm 69:14 · BSB

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

Jeremiah 38:6 · BSB

So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremia…

“they are”

Isaiah 42:17 Lamentations 1:13 Jeremiah 46:5 Jeremiah 46:21

Isaiah 42:17 · BSB

But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.

Lamentations 1:13 · BSB

He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

Jeremiah 46:5 · BSB

Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 46:21 · BSB

Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them— the time of their punishment.

Also

Jeremiah 6:12

Jeremiah 6:12 · BSB

Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:

23All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”

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