Jeremiah 38:22 meaning and explanation

All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’

Jeremiah 38:22, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah speaks these words to King Zedekiah in his final private meeting, as Jerusalem is about to fall to Babylon. The women of the royal palace, the king's own household, will be led out to the Babylonian officers and will taunt him in a proverb-like song.

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