Jeremiah 38:2-4

Revised Geneva Translation

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.’”

⁴ Therefore the princes said to the king, “We implore you, let this man be put to death. For thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the wealth of this people, but the hurt.”