"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,'
Then the kingansweredand saidto the woman,"Pleasedo not hideanythingfrom me that I am about to askyou." And the womansaid,"Let my lordthe kingpleasespeak."
Then Zedekiahsaidto Jeremiah,"Let nomanknowabout thesewordsand you will not die.
Then allthe officialscameto Jeremiahand questionedhim. So he reportedto them in accordance with allthesewordswhichthe kinghad commanded;and they ceasedspeakingwith him, sincethe conversationhad not been overheard.
