24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

25 But if the princes understand that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now, what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not slay thee: also what the King said unto thee,

26 Then shalt thou say unto them, I humbly [a]besought the king that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:26 Herein appeareth the infirmity of the Prophet, who did dissemble to save his life albeit it was not to the denial of his doctrine, or to the hurt of any.

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