# Jeremiah 38:4

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
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- Book: [Jeremiah](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah)
- Chapter: [Jeremiah 38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/38)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.