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22 Then all the women who are left in the house of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon; and those women shall say:

‘Your friends have misled
    and prevailed against you;
while your feet were sunk in the mud,
    they turned back.’

23 “So they will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. And you will not escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon; and you will cause this city to be burned with fire.”

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you will not die.

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22 All the women(A) 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(B) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(C)
    your friends have deserted you.’

23 “All your wives and children(D) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(E) from their hands but will be captured(F) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[a] be burned down.”(G)

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know(H) about this conversation, or you may die.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to