19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid(A) of the Jews who have gone over(B) to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.”

20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey(C) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(D) with you, and your life(E) will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: 22 All the women(F) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:

“‘They misled you and overcame you—
    those trusted friends(G) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(H)
    your friends have deserted you.’

23 “All your wives and children(I) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(J) from their hands but will be captured(K) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[a] be burned down.”(L)

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  1. Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to

19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand and they abuse me.” 20 And Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please obey the voice of Yahweh with regard to what I am saying to you, and it will go well with you, and you[a] will live. 21 But if you are refusing to surrender, this is the thing that Yahweh has shown me. 22 Now look, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah are being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon. And look, they are saying,

Your trusted friends[b] have misled you,
and they have prevailed against you.
Your feet are stuck in the mud,
so they turned backward.’

23 And all your wives and your children will be led out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon you will be seized, and this city will burn with fire.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Jeremiah 38:20 Literally “your life” or “your soul”
  2. Jeremiah 38:22 Literally “The men of your peace”