Jeremiah 38:20-22

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²⁰“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the Lord in what I am telling you, so it may go well for you and you can live. ²¹But if you refuse to surrender, this is the verdict^[a] that the Lord has shown me: ²²‘All the women^[b] who remain in the palace of Judah’s king will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon and will say to you,^[c]

“Your trusted friends^[d] misled^[e] you
and overcame you.
Your feet sank into the mire,
and they deserted you.”

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Footnotes

38:21 Or promise; lit word
38:22 Or wives
38:22 to you supplied for clarity
38:22 Lit “The men of your peace
38:22 Or incited

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