Then Zedekiahsaidto Jeremiah,"Let nomanknowabout thesewordsand you will not die.
Now KingZedekiahsentand tookhim [out]; and in his palacethe kingsecretlyaskedhim and said,"Is therea wordfrom the LORD?"And Jeremiahsaid,"Thereis!" Then he said,"You will be giveninto the handof the kingof Babylon!"
They will also bringout allyour wivesand your sonsto the Chaldeans,and you yourselfwill not escapefrom their hand,but will be seizedby the handof the kingof Babylon,and thiscitywill be burnedwith fire.'"
"But ifthe officialshearthat I have talkedwith you and cometo you and sayto you, 'Tellus nowwhatyou saidto the kingand whatthe kingsaidto you; do not hide[it] from us and we will not putyou to death,'
