• Jeremiah 38:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 4 The princes said to the king: “Please have this man put to death,+ for this is how he is weakening the morale* of the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as that of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man seeks, not the peace of this people, but their calamity.”

  • Jeremiah 38:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References

    • 4 And the princes began to say to the king: “Let this man,* please, be put to death,+ for that is how he is weakening the hands of the men of war who are left remaining in this city and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them according to these words.+ For this man is one seeking not for the peace of this people but for calamity.”

  • Jeremiah 38:4
    The Bible in Living English

    • 4 and the generals said to the king “Let this man be put to death, seeing that he is dispiriting the fighting men that we have left in this city, and all the people, saying things like these to them; for this man is not aiming at the welfare of this people, but at harm.”

  • Jeremiah 38:4
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 4 Then said the princes unto the king,—Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death, for in this way is he weakening the hands of the men of war who are left in this city and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them such words as these; for this man is not seeking prosperity for this people but misfortune.

  • Jeremiah 38:4
    King James Version

    • 4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.