| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Jer 38:25 | Strong Concordance | But if the princes [08269] hear [08085] that I have talked [01696] with thee, and they come [0935] unto thee, and say [0559] unto thee, Declare [05046] unto us now what thou hast said [01696] unto the king [04428], hide [03582] it not from us, and we will not put thee to death [04191]; also what the king [04428] said [01696] unto thee: |
| King James | But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Kings are often such only in title; they are really under the power of their subjects. |