Jeremiah 38:16-18

Living Bible

¹⁶ So King Zedekiah swore before Almighty God his Creator that he would not kill Jeremiah or give him to the men who were after his life.

¹⁷ Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “The Almighty Lord, the God of Israel, says: If you will surrender to Babylon, you and your family shall live and the city will not be burned. ¹⁸ If you refuse to surrender, this city shall be set afire by the Babylonian army and you will not escape.”