strkjv@Jeremiah:38:1
@ Then
Shephatiah
the
son
of
Mattan
, and
Gedaliah
the
son
of
Pashur
, and
Jucal
the
son
of
Shelemiah
, and
Pashur
the
son
of
Malchiah
,
heard
the
words
that
Jeremiah
had
spoken
unto all the
people
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:2
@ Thus
saith
the
LORD
, He that
remaineth
in this
city
shall
die
by the
sword
, by the
famine
, and by the
pestilence
: but he that goeth
forth
to the
Chaldeans
shall
live
; for he shall have his
life
for a
prey
, and shall
live
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:3
@ Thus
saith
the
LORD
, This
city
shall
surely
be
given
into the
hand
of the
king
of
Babylons
army
, which shall
take
it.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:4
@ Therefore the
princes
said
unto the
king
, We beseech thee, let this
man
be put to
death
: for
thus
he
weakeneth
the
hands
of the
men
of
war
that
remain
in this
city
, and the
hands
of all the
people
, in
speaking
such
words
unto them: for this
man
seeketh
not the
welfare
of this
people
, but the
hurt
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:5
@ Then
Zedekiah
the
king
said
, Behold, he is in your
hand
: for the
king
is not he that
can
do any
thing
against you.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:6
@ Then
took
they
Jeremiah
, and
cast
him into the
dungeon
of
Malchiah
the
son
of
Hammelech
, that was in the
court
of the
prison
: and they let
down
Jeremiah
with
cords
. And in the
dungeon
there was no
water
, but
mire
: so
Jeremiah
sunk
in the
mire
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:7
@ Now when
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
,
one
of the
eunuchs
which was in the
kings
house
,
heard
that they had
put
Jeremiah
in the
dungeon
; the
king
then
sitting
in the
gate
of
Benjamin
;
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:8
@
Ebedmelech
Ebedwent
forth
out of the
kings
house
, and
spake
to the
king
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:9
@ My
lord
the
king
, these
men
have done
evil
in all that they have
done
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
, whom they have
cast
into the
dungeon
; and he is like to
die
for
hunger
in the
place
where he is: for there is no more
bread
in the
city
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:10
@ Then the
king
commanded
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
,
saying
,
Take
from hence
thirty
men
with
thee
, and take
up
Jeremiah
the
prophet
out of the
dungeon
, before he
die
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:11
@ So
Ebedmelech
Ebed
took
the
men
with
him
, and
went
into the
house
of the
king
under the
treasury
, and
took
thence
old
cast
clouts
and
old
rotten
rags
, and let them
down
by
cords
into the
dungeon
to
Jeremiah
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:12
@ And
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
said
unto
Jeremiah
,
Put
now these
old
cast
clouts
and rotten
rags
under thine
armholes
H3027under the
cords
. And
Jeremiah
did
so.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:13
@ So they drew
up
Jeremiah
with
cords
, and took him
up
out of the
dungeon
: and
Jeremiah
remained
in the
court
of the
prison
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:14
@ Then
Zedekiah
the
king
sent
, and
took
Jeremiah
the
prophet
unto him into the
third
entry
that is in the
house
of the
LORD
: and the
king
said
unto
Jeremiah
, I will
ask
thee a
thing
;
hide
nothing from me.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:15
@ Then
Jeremiah
said
unto
Zedekiah
, If I
declare
it unto thee, wilt thou not
surely
put me to
death
? and if I give thee
counsel
, wilt thou not
hearken
unto me?
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:16
@ So
Zedekiah
the
king
sware
secretly
unto
Jeremiah
,
saying
, As the
LORD
liveth
, that
made
us this
soul
, I will not put thee to
death
, neither will I
give
thee into the
hand
of these
men
that
seek
thy
life
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:17
@ Then
said
Jeremiah
unto
Zedekiah
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, the
God
of
hosts
, the
God
of
Israel
; If thou wilt
assuredly
go
forth
unto the
king
of
Babylons
princes
, then thy
soul
shall
live
, and this
city
shall not be
burned
with
fire
; and thou shalt
live
, and thine
house
:
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:18
@ But if thou wilt not go
forth
to the
king
of
Babylons
princes
, then shall this
city
be
given
into the
hand
of the
Chaldeans
, and they shall
burn
it with
fire
, and thou shalt not escape
out
of their
hand
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:19
@ And
Zedekiah
the
king
said
unto
Jeremiah
, I am
afraid
of the
Jews
that are
fallen
to the
Chaldeans
, lest they
deliver
me into their
hand
, and they
mock
me.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:20
@ But
Jeremiah
said
, They shall not
deliver
thee.
Obey
, I beseech thee, the
voice
of the
LORD
, which I
speak
unto thee: so it shall be
well
unto thee, and thy
soul
shall
live
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:21
@ But if thou
refuse
to go
forth
, this is the
word
that the
LORD
hath
shewed
me:
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:22
@ And, behold, all the
women
that are
left
in the
king
of
Judahs
house
shall be brought
forth
to the
king
of
Babylons
princes
, and those women shall
say
, Thy
friends
H7965have set thee
on
, and have
prevailed
against thee: thy
feet
are
sunk
in the
mire
, and they are turned
away
back
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:23
@ So they shall bring
out
all thy
wives
and thy
children
to the
Chaldeans
: and thou shalt not escape
out
of their
hand
, but shalt be
taken
by the
hand
of the
king
of
Babylon
: and thou shalt cause this
city
to be
burned
with
fire
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:24
@ Then
said
Zedekiah
unto
Jeremiah
, Let no
man
know
of these
words
, and thou shalt not
die
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:25
@ But if the
princes
hear
that I have
talked
with thee, and they
come
unto thee, and
say
unto thee,
Declare
unto us now what thou hast
said
unto the
king
,
hide
it not from us, and we will not put thee to
death
; also what the
king
said
unto thee:
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:26
@ Then thou shalt
say
unto them, I
presented
my
supplication
before
the
king
, that he would not cause me to
return
to
Jonathans
house
, to
die
there.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:27
@ Then
came
all the
princes
unto
Jeremiah
, and
asked
him: and he
told
them according to all these
words
that the
king
had
commanded
. So they left off
speaking
with him; for the
matter
was not
perceived
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:28
@ So
Jeremiah
abode
in the
court
of the
prison
until the
day
that
Jerusalem
was
taken
: and he was there when
Jerusalem
was
taken
.
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