Jer 38:17 | HCSB | STEP | Jeremiah therefore said to Zedekiah , “This is what the Lord , the God of Hosts , the God of Israel , says : ‘If indeed you surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon , then you will live , this city will not be burned down , and you and your household will survive .

Jeremiah 38:17

17 Jeremiah therefore said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord, the God of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If indeed you surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, ^b then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.