Jeremiah 38:17-20
Interview with Zedekiah
17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord aGod of hosts, the bGod of Israel, ‘If you will indeed cgo out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then ▼▼ Lit your soul
you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will ▼▼ Lit live
survive. 18‘But if you will fnot go out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city gwill be given over to the hand of the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and hyou yourself will not escape from their hand.’” 19Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I idread the Jews who have ▼▼ Lit fallen
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kgone over to the Chaldeans, for they may give me over into their hand and they will labuse me.” 20But Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please ▼▼ Lit listen to the voice of
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nobey the Lord in what I am saying to you, that it may go owell with you and ▼▼ Lit your soul
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qyou may live.
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