Jer 38:3 | NETfull | STEP | They had also heard him say, “The Lord says, ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’”

Jeremiah 38:3

3 They had also heard him say, ^{▼▼ The words “They had also heard him say,” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity so as to avoid any possible confusion that might be created by saying merely “And the Lord says,” without any introduction.} “The Lord says, ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’” ^{▼▼ See Jer 21:10; 32:28; 34:2; 37:8 for this same prophecy. Jeremiah had repeatedly said this or words to the same effect.}