Jer 38:27 | NET2full | STEP | All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah . He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say. They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation .

‏ Jeremiah 38:27

27 All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah. ^{▼▼tn Heb “All the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him.”} He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say. ^{▼▼tn Heb “And he reported to them according to all these words that the king had commanded.”} They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation. ^{▼▼tn Heb “And they were silent from him because the word/matter [i.e., the conversation between Jeremiah and the king] had not been heard.” According to BDB 578 s.v. מִן 1.a the preposition “from” is significant in this construction, implying a verb of motion. That is, “they were [fell] silent [and turned away] from him.”}