22 ‘All the women[a] who remain in the palace of Judah’s king will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon and will say:

Your trusted friends[b] misled[c] you
and overcame you.
Your feet sank into the mire,
and they deserted you.

23 All your wives and sons will be brought out to the Chaldeans.(A) You yourself will not escape from them, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon and this city will burn down.’”

24 Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Don’t let anyone know about these things or you will die.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:22 Or wives
  2. Jeremiah 38:22 Lit The men of your peace
  3. Jeremiah 38:22 Or incited

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