Jeremiah 38:15-17

The Voice

Jeremiah: ¹⁵ If I give you another honest answer, how do I know you won’t kill me? Besides, even if I do give you advice, you won’t listen to me.

King Zedekiah (leaning in so no one could hear this secret oath): ¹⁶ Jeremiah, as surely as the Eternal lives and gives us life, I promise not to kill you or hand you over to those who want you dead.

Jeremiah: ¹⁷ All right. This is what the Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies, the God of Israel, says about your situation: “If you surrender to the officials of the Babylonian king, you will survive this invasion and Jerusalem will not be burned to the ground. You and your entire family will live.