Jeremiah 38:1-3

Revised Geneva Translation

38 Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, heard the Words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,

² “Thus says the LORD: ‘He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine and by the pestilence. But he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live. For his life shall be as a prize, and he shall live.’

³ “Thus says the LORD: ‘This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babel’s army, which shall take it.’”