Jeremiah 38:14-16

New American Standard Bible

Zedekiah Seeks an Answer from God

¹⁴ Then King Zedekiah ^(A)sent word and ^[a]had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house of the Lord; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I am going to ^(B)ask you something; do not hide anything from me.” ¹⁵ And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “^(C)If I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Besides, if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.” ¹⁶ But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in ^(D)secret, saying, “As the Lord lives, who made this ^[b](E)life for us, I certainly will not put you to death, nor will I hand you over to ^(F)these men who are seeking your ^[c]life.”