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Jeremiah 38
Then
Shephatiah
the
son
of
Mattan,
and
Gedaliah
the
son
of
a
Pashur,
and
Jucal
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
b
Pashur
the
son
of
Malchiah,
heard
the
words
that
Jeremiah
had
spoken
unto
all
the
people,
saying,
2 Thus
saith
the
Lord,
He
that
remaineth
in
this
city
shall
die
by
the
sword,
by
the
famine,
and
by
the
pestilence:
but
he
that
goeth
forth
to
the
Chaldeans
shall
live;
for
he
shall
have
his
life
for
a
prey,
and
shall
live.
3 Thus
saith
the
Lord,
This
city
shall
surely
be
given
into
the
hand
of
the
king
of
a
Babylon's
army,
which
shall
take
it.
4 Therefore
the
a
princes
said
unto
the
king,
We
beseech
thee,
let
this
man
be
put
to
death:
for
thus
he
weakeneth
the
hands
of
the
men
of
war
that
remain
in
this
city,
and
the
hands
of
all
the
people,
in
speaking
such
words
unto
them:
for
this
man
seeketh
not
the
b
welfare
of
this
people,
but
the
hurt.
5 Then
Zedekiah
the
king
said,
Behold,
he
is
in
your
hand:
for
the
king
a
is
not
he
that
can
do
any
thing
against
you.
6 Then
took
they
Jeremiah,
and
cast
him
into
the
dungeon
of
Malchiah
the
son
of
a
Hammelech,
that
was
in
the
court
of
the
prison:
and
they
let
down
Jeremiah
with
cords.
And
in
the
dungeon
there
was
no
water,
but
mire:
so
Jeremiah
sunk
in
the
mire.
7 Now
when
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
one
of
the
eunuchs
which
was
in
the
king's
house,
heard
that
they
had
put
Jeremiah
in
the
dungeon;
the
king
then
sitting
in
the
gate
of
Benjamin;
8 Ebed-melech
went
forth
out
of
the
king's
house,
and
spake
to
the
king,
saying,
9 My
lord
the
king,
these
men
have
done
evil
in
all
that
they
have
done
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
whom
they
have
cast
into
the
dungeon;
and
he
is
like
to
die
for
hunger
in
the
place
where
he
is:
for
there
is
no
more
a
bread
in
the
city.
10 Then
the
king
commanded
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
saying,
Take
from
hence
thirty
men
with
thee,
and
take
up
Jeremiah
the
prophet
out
of
the
dungeon,
before
he
die.
11 So
Ebed-melech
took
the
men
with
him,
and
went
into
the
house
of
the
king
under
the
treasury,
and
took
thence
a
old
cast
clouts
and
old
rotten
rags,
and
let
them
down
by
cords
into
the
dungeon
to
Jeremiah.
12 And
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian
said
unto
Jeremiah,
Put
now
these
old
cast
clouts
and
rotten
rags
under
thine
armholes
under
the
cords.
And
Jeremiah
did
so.
13 So
they
drew
up
Jeremiah
with
cords,
and
took
him
up
out
of
the
dungeon:
and
Jeremiah
remained
in
the
court
of
the
prison.
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
soul,
I
will
not
put
thee
to
death,
neither
will
I
give
thee
into
the
hand
of
these
men
that
seek
thy
life.
17 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:
18 But
if
thou
wilt
not
go
forth
to
the
king
of
Babylon's
princes,
then
shall
this
city
be
given
into
the
hand
of
the
Chaldeans,
and
they
shall
burn
it
with
fire,
and
thou
shalt
not
escape
out
of
their
hand.
19 And
Zedekiah
the
king
said
unto
Jeremiah,
I
am
afraid
of
the
Jews
that
a
are
fallen
to
the
Chaldeans,
lest
they
deliver
me
into
their
hand,
and
they
b
mock
me.
20 But
Jeremiah
said,
They
shall
not
deliver
thee.
Obey,
I
beseech
thee,
the
voice
of
the
Lord,
which
I
speak
unto
thee:
so
it
shall
be
well
unto
thee,
and
thy
soul
shall
live.
21 But
if
thou
refuse
to
go
forth,
this
is
the
word
that
the
Lord
hath
shewed
me:
22 And,
behold,
all
the
women
that
are
left
in
the
king
of
Judah's
house
shall
be
brought
forth
to
the
king
of
Babylon's
princes,
and
those
women
shall
say,
Thy
friends
have
set
thee
on,
and
have
prevailed
against
thee:
thy
feet
are
sunk
in
the
mire,
and
they
are
turned
away
back.
23 So
they
shall
bring
out
all
thy
wives
and
thy
a
children
to
the
Chaldeans:
and
thou
shalt
not
escape
out
of
their
hand,
but
shalt
be
taken
by
the
hand
of
the
king
of
Babylon:
and
thou
shalt
cause
this
city
to
be
burned
with
fire.
24 Then
said
Zedekiah
unto
Jeremiah,
Let
no
man
know
of
these
words,
and
thou
shalt
not
die.
25 But
if
the
princes
hear
that
I
have
talked
with
thee,
and
they
come
unto
thee,
and
say
unto
thee,
Declare
unto
us
now
what
thou
hast
said
unto
the
king,
hide
it
not
from
us,
and
we
will
not
put
thee
to
death;
also
what
the
king
said
unto
thee:
26 Then
thou
shalt
say
unto
them,
I
presented
my
supplication
before
the
king,
that
he
would
not
cause
me
to
return
to
Jonathan's
house,
to
die
there.
27 Then
came
all
the
princes
unto
Jeremiah,
and
asked
him:
and
he
told
them
according
to
all
these
words
that
the
king
had
commanded.
So
they
left
off
speaking
with
him;
for
the
matter
was
not
perceived.
28 So
Jeremiah
abode
in
the
court
of
the
prison
until
the
day
that
Jerusalem
was
taken:
and
he
was
there
when
Jerusalem
was
taken.
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