Jeremiah 38:24-27
New American Standard Bible
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know about these words, and you will not die. 25 But if the (A)officials hear that I have talked with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us now what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us and we will not put you to death,’ 26 then you are to say to them, ‘I was (B)presenting my plea before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” 27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him. So he reported to them in accordance with all these words which the king had commanded; and they stopped speaking with him, since the [a]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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