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Then Jeremiah said to Zedeki '
ah , "
Thus says the LORD ,
the God of hosts ,
the God of Israel ,
If you will surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon ,
then your life shall be spared ,
and this city shall not be burned with fire ,
and you and your house shall live .
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But if you do not surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon ,
then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chalde '
ans ,
and they shall burn it with fire ,
and you shall not escape from their hand ."
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King Zedeki '
ah said to Jeremiah , "
I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chalde '
ans ,
lest I be handed over to them and they abuse me ."
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Jeremiah said , "
You shall not be given to them .
Obey now the voice of the LORD in what I say to you ,
and it shall be well with you ,
and your life shall be spared .
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But if you refuse to surrender ,
this is the vision which the LORD has shown to me :
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Behold ,
all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the princes of the king of Babylon and were saying , `
Your trusted friends have deceived you and prevailed against you ;
now that your feet are sunk in the mire ,
they turn away from you .'
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All your wives and your sons shall be led out to the Chalde '
ans ,
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 ."