Jeremiah 38:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Jeremiah replied, “If I do, you’ll kill me! And if I tell you what to do, you won’t listen to me!”

¹⁶ So King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah behind closed doors, “As the Lord lives, who has given us this life, I won’t put you to death and I won’t hand you over to those who seek to kill you.”

¹⁷ So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: “The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, you and your family will live, and this city will not be burned down.