Jeremiah 38:16 meaning and explanation
But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”
Jeremiah 38:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Zedekiah is Judah's last king, ruling under Babylonian pressure while Jerusalem is besieged. Jeremiah has just been pulled from a muddy cistern and now stands before him.
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