Jeremiah 38:24
22 All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’
23 All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
25 If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
26 then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
- KJV
- Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
- WEB
- Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die.
- ASV
- Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
- DARBY
- And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
- BLB
- And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah: “Let no man know of these words, and you will not die.
- ÅB
- Og Sedekias sa til Jeremias: La ikke noen få vite om denne samtale, ellers skal du dø!
- OTB
- Da sa Sidkia til Jeremias: "Ikke la noen få vite om denne samtalen, ellers kan du være i fare.
- B1930
- Og Sedekias sa til Jeremias: La ikke nogen få vite om denne samtale, ellers skal du dø!