Jeremiah 38:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² He told me to put the rags under my arms, so that the ropes wouldn't hurt me. I did this, ¹³ and they pulled me up out of the well. After that I was kept in the courtyard.

Zedekiah Asks Jeremiah's Advice

¹⁴ On another occasion King Zedekiah had me brought to him at the third entrance to the Temple, and he said, “I am going to ask you a question, and I want you to tell me the whole truth.”