Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.” Young's Literal Translation And the king Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, ‘I am fearing the Jews who have fallen unto the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand, and they have insulted me.’ King James Bible And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. Hebrew But Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites said וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Jeremiah, יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites “I אֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am afraid דֹאֵ֣ג (ḏō·’êḡ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1672: To be anxious or concerned, to fear of the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that have deserted נָֽפְלוּ֙ (nā·p̄ə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Chaldeans, הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים (hak·kaś·dîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab for [the Chaldeans] פֶּֽן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest may hand me over to יִתְּנ֥וּ (yit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them בְּיָדָ֖ם (bə·yā·ḏām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand to abuse me.” וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ (wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5953: To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose |