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Berean Standard Bible

““My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.””

Jeremiah 38:9

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.”

World English Bible (WEB)

“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon. He is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.”

King James Version (KJV)

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

American Standard Version (ASV)

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mi señor el rey, mal hicieron estos varones en todo lo que han hecho con Jeremías profeta, al cual hicieron echar en la mazmorra; porque allí se morirá de hambre, pues no hay más pan en la ciudad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Rey y señor mío —dijo—, estos hombres han procedido muy mal echando a Jeremías en la cisterna. Va a morirse de hambre, pues ya casi no hay nada que comer en la ciudad.

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