Then King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You shall be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 38:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone else know of this conversation, or you will die. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man know of this conversation and you will not die. American Standard Version (1901) Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. Common English Bible Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “No one is to know about these matters or else you will die. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah: "Let no one know of these words, and you will not die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Sedecias said to Jeremias: Let no man know these words, and thou shalt not die. |
Then King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You shall be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
“All your wives and your children shall be led out to the Chaldeans, 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.”
If the officials should hear that I have spoken with you and come and say to you, ‘Just tell us what you said to the king; do not conceal it from us, or we will put you to death. What did the king say to you?’