Jeremiah 38:19-23

English Standard Version

¹⁹ King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans ^(A)who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest I be handed over to them and they deal cruelly with me.” ²⁰ Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, ^(B)and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared. ²¹ But if you refuse to ^(C)surrender, this is the vision which the Lord has shown to me: ²² Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and were saying,

²³ All your wives and ^(E)your sons shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burned with fire.”