Jeremiah 38:1-2

Christian Standard Bible

Jeremiah Thrown into a Cistern

38 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal^[a] son of Shelemiah,^(A) and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words Jeremiah was speaking to all the people: ² “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague,^(B) but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live.^(C) He will retain his life like the spoils of war and will live.’^(D)