And Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. And the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there Word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. For He said, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
And they shall bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans. And you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon. And this city shall be burned with fire.
But if the rulers hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say to you, Now declare to us what you said to the king; do not hide it from us and we will not cause you to die; also, What did the king say to you?