19 Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I (A)dread the Jews who have [a](B)gone over to the Chaldeans, for they may give me over into their hand and they will (C)abuse me.” 20 But Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please [b](D)obey the Lord in what I am saying to you, that it may go (E)well with you and [c](F)you may live. 21 But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which the Lord has shown me:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:19 Lit fallen
  2. Jeremiah 38:20 Lit listen to the voice of
  3. Jeremiah 38:20 Lit your soul