Jeremiah 38:23-28
New American Standard Bible
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, 'Let no one know about these words, and you will not die.
25But if the officials hear that I have talked with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us now what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us and we will not put you to death,’
26then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my plea before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’?'
27Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him. So he reported to them in accordance with all these words which the king had commanded; and they stopped speaking with him, since the conversation had not been overheard.
28So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured.
King James Version
24Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
25But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
26Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
27Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
28So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
Christian Standard Bible
24Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, "Don’t let anyone know about this conversation or you will die.
25The officials may hear that I have spoken with you and come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king; don’t hide anything from us and we won’t kill you. Also, what did the king say to you?’
26If they do, tell them, ‘I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’"
27All the officials did come to Jeremiah, and they questioned him. He reported the exact words to them the king had commanded, and they quit speaking with him because the conversation had not been overheard.
28Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard until the day Jerusalem was captured, and he was there when it happened.
New Living Translation
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, 'Don’t tell anyone you told me this, or you will die!
25My officials may hear that I spoke to you, and they may say, ‘Tell us what you and the king were talking about. If you don’t tell us, we will kill you.’
26If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan’s dungeon, for fear you would die there.'
27Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the king’s officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king had called for him. But Jeremiah followed the king’s instructions, and they left without finding out the truth. No one had overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king.
28And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
English Standard Version
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.
25If the officials hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,’
26then you shall say to them, ‘I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’"
27Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard.
28And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
New International Version
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you may die.
25If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,’
26then tell them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ "
New King James Version
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.
25But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king, and also what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death,’
26then you shall say to them, ‘I presented my request before the king, that he would not make me return to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ ”
27Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him. And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been heard.
28Now Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
