Jeremiah 38:24
22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
25 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:
26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, 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!