20 But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be (A)well with you, and your soul shall live. 21 But if you refuse to [a]surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me: 22 ‘Now behold, all the (B)women who are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say:

“Your close friends have [b]set upon you
And prevailed against you;
Your feet have sunk in the mire,
And they have [c]turned away again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:21 Lit. go out
  2. Jeremiah 38:22 Or misled
  3. Jeremiah 38:22 Deserted you

20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey(A) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(B) with you, and your life(C) will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: 22 All the women(D) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:

“‘They misled you and overcame you—
    those trusted friends(E) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(F)
    your friends have deserted you.’

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