And all the rulers came to Jeremiah and asked him. And he declared to them according to all these words that the king had ordered. And they were quiet with him, for the matter was not heard.
and with it all, they also learn to be idle, going around the houses, and not only idle, but also bubbling gossip, and trifling ones, speaking the things not proper.
And the men said to her, Our life instead of yours, if you do not tell this matter of ours, then it shall be, when Jehovah gives this land to us that we shall deal with you in kindness and truth.