Jeremiah 38:18 meaning and explanation

But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”

Jeremiah 38:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah speaks these words to King Zedekiah in a secret meeting during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. The king has asked for the truth and sworn not to kill the prophet.

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