Jer 37:17 | NET2full | STEP | Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace . There he questioned him privately and asked him, “ Is there any message from the Lord ?” Jeremiah answered , “Yes, there is .” Then he announced , “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon .”

‏ Jeremiah 37:17

17 Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him, ^{▼▼tn Heb “Then King Zedekiah sent and brought him, and the king asked him privately [or more literally, in secret] and said.”} “Is there any message from the Lord?” Jeremiah answered, “Yes, there is.” Then he announced, ^{▼▼tn Heb “Then he said.”} “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.” ^{▼▼sn Jeremiah’s answer, even under duress, was the same that he had given Zedekiah earlier. (See Jer 34:3 and see the study note on 34:1 for the relative timing of these two incidents.)}