Jeremiah 38:25

New Century Version

If the officers find out I talked to you, they will come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to King Zedekiah and what he said to you. Don’t keep any secrets from us. If you don’t tell us everything, we will kill you.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:18

Then King David said, “Do not hide the truth. Answer me one question.” The woman said, “My master the king, please ask your question.”

Jeremiah 38:24

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not tell anyone that I have been talking to you, or you will die.

Jeremiah 38:27

All the officers did come to question Jeremiah. So he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. Then the officers said no more to Jeremiah, because no one had heard what Jeremiah and the king had discussed.