Jeremiah 38:24-27
English Standard Version
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. 25 If (A)the officials hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,’ 26 then you shall say to them, (B)‘I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” 27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard.
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Jeremiah 38:24-27
Christian Standard Bible
24 Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Don’t let anyone know about this conversation[a] or you will die. 25 The officials may hear that I have spoken with you(A) and come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king; don’t hide anything from us and we won’t kill you. Also, what did the king say to you?’ 26 If they do, tell them, ‘I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”(B) 27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah, and they questioned him. He reported the exact words to them the king had commanded, and they quit speaking with him because the conversation[b] had not been overheard.
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