Jeremiah 38:17

Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus hath said the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, If thou wilt indeed go forth unto the princes of the king of Babylon, then shall thy soul live, and this city shall not be burnt with fire; and thou shalt live, thou with thy household;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

In Context

16So king Zedekiah swore unto Jeremiah secretly, saying, As the Lord liveth, who hath made for us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I give thee up into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

18But if thou wilt not go forth to the princes of the king of Babylon, then shall this city be given up into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou thyself shalt not escape out of their hand.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 17:24Yea, let it be verified, and let thy name be magnified unto everlasting, that men may say, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God for Israel; and may the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

Job 23:13But he is unchangeably one, and who can turn him? And what his will desireth, even that he doth.

Psalms 80:14(80:15) O God of hosts, return; I pray thee, look down from heaven, and behold, and think of this vine;

Jeremiah 21:8And unto this people shalt thou say, Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: into the hand of the king of Babylon shall it be given up, and he will burn it with fire.

Jeremiah 27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, that ye may live: wherefore should this city become a ruin?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:15-28

Zedekiah's Conference with Jeremiah. ( b. c. 589.) 14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord : and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this… Read the whole commentary →

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