21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:
21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me:
21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the vision which the Lord has shown to me:
21 But if you refuse to turn yourself over, this is what God has shown me will happen:
21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me:
21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 38:21
Commentary on Jeremiah 38:14-28
(Read Jeremiah 38:14-28)
Jeremiah was not forward to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life, and to add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared to do the will of God. The less men fear God, the more they fear men; often they dare not act according to their own judgments and consciences.