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22 a vision of all the women remaining in the house of the king of Judah being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and saying,

“Your trusted friends have seduced you
    and have overcome you;
Now that your feet are stuck in the mud,
    they desert you.”

23 All your wives and your children shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon; and this city shall be burned with fire.’

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, ‘Do not let anyone else 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