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22 He has given me a vision of all the women left in the palace of the king of Judah being led off to the officials of the king of Babylon and saying,

‘They have misled you and triumphed over you,
    your trusted friends.
Now that your feet are stuck in the mud,
    they have deserted you.’

23 “All your wives and your children will be led off to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape their clutches. Rather, you will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned to the ground.”

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know of this conversation, or you will die.

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22 All the women(A) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:

“‘They misled you and overcame you—
    those trusted friends(B) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(C)
    your friends have deserted you.’

23 “All your wives and children(D) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(E) from their hands but will be captured(F) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[a] be burned down.”(G)

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know(H) about this conversation, or you may die.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to