Jeremiah 38:13-15

Good News Translation

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.”

¹⁵ I answered, “If I tell you the truth, you will put me to death, and if I give you advice, you won't pay any attention.”