Jer 38:17-23 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah , “ Thus says the Lord God of hosts , the God of Israel , ‘ If you will indeed go out to the officers of the king of Babylon , then you will live , this city will not be burned with fire , and you and your household will survive .

Jeremiah 38:17-23

Interview with Zedekiah

17 Then 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.’” 19 Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I ⁱdread the Jews who have ^{▼▼ Lit fallen
,} ^kgone over to the Chaldeans, for they may give me over into their hand and they will ^labuse me.” 20 But Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please ^{▼▼ Lit listen to the voice of
,} ⁿobey the Lord in what I am saying to you, that it may go ^owell with you and ^{▼▼ Lit your soul
,} ^qyou may live. 21 “But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which the Lord has shown me: 22 ‘Then behold, all of the ^rwomen who have been left in the palace of the king of Judah are going to be brought out to the ^{▼▼ Or princes}officers of the king of Babylon; and those women will say, ^{▼▼ Lit The men of your peace}“Your close friends
Have misled and overpowered you;
While your feet were sunk in the mire,
They turned back.”

23 ‘They will also bring out all your wives and your ^usons to the Chaldeans, and ^vyou yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and ^wthis city will be burned with fire.’”