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Berean Standard Bible

“For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”

Jeremiah 32:3

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

World English Bible (WEB)

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

King James Version (KJV)

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

American Standard Version (ASV)

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For Zedekiah, king of Judah, had had him shut up, saying, Why have you, as a prophet, been saying, The Lord has said, See, I will give this town into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pues Sedechîas rey de Judá lo había preso, diciendo: ¿Por qué profetizas tú diciendo: Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí yo entrego esta ciudad en mano del rey de Babilonia, y tomarála;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

cuando estaba Jeremías preso en el calabozo subterráneo del palacio, mientras el ejército de Babilonia sitiaba a Jerusalén. El rey Sedequías lo había puesto allí porque seguía profetizando que la ciudad sería conquistada por el rey de Babilonia,

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