38:1 Then
Shephatiah
the
sonne
of
Mattan,
and
Gedaliah
the
sonne
of
Pashur
and
Iucal
the
sonne
of
Shelemiah,
&
Pashur
the
sonne
of
Malchiah
heard
the
words
that
Ieremiah
had
spoken
vnto
all
the
people,
saying,
38:2 Thus
saith
the
Lord,
He
that
remaineth
in
this
citie,
shall
die
by
the
sword,
by
the
famine,
and
by
the
pestilence,
but
he
that
goeth
forth
to
the
Caldeans,
shall
liue:
for
he
shall
haue
his
life
for
a
pray,
and
shall
liue.
38:3 Thus
saith
the
Lord,
This
citie
shall
surely
be
giuen
into
the
hand
of
the
king
of
Babylons
armie,
which
shall
take
it.
38:4 Therefore
the
princes
sayd
vnto
the
king,
We
beseech
thee
let
this
man
be
put
to
death:
for
thus
he
weakeneth
the
hands
of
the
men
of
warre
that
remaine
in
this
citie,
and
the
hands
of
all
the
people,
in
speaking
such
words
vnto
them:
for
this
man
seeketh
not
the
welfare
of
this
people,
but
the
hurt.
38:5 Then
Zedekiah
the
king
sayd,
Behold,
he
is
in
your
hand;
for
the
king
is
not
he
that
can
do
any
thing
against
you.
38:6 Then
tooke
they
Ieremiah,
and
cast
him
into
the
dungeon
of
Malchiah
the
sonne
of
Hammelech
that
was
in
the
court
of
the
prison:
and
they
let
downe
Ieremiah
with
cords:
and
in
the
dungeon
there
was
no
water,
but
mire:
so
Ieremiah
sunke
in
the
mire.
38:7 Now
when
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
one
of
ye
eunuches
which
was
in
the
kings
house,
heard
that
they
had
put
Ieremiah
in
the
dungeon
(the
king
then
sitting
in
the
gate
of
Beniamin)
38:8 Ebed-melech
went
foorth
out
of
the
kings
house,
and
spake
to
the
king,
saying,
38:9 My
lord
the
king,
these
men
haue
done
euill
in
all
that
they
haue
done
to
Ieremiah
the
Prophet,
whom
they
haue
cast
into
the
dungeon,
and
he
is
like
to
die
for
hunger
in
the
place
where
he
is,
for
there
is
no
more
bread
in
the
city.
38:10 Then
the
king
commanded
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
saying,
Take
from
hence
thirtie
men
with
thee,
and
take
vp
Ieremiah
the
Prophet
out
of
the
dungeon
before
he
die.
38:11 So
Ebed-melech
tooke
the
men
with
him,
and
went
into
the
house
of
the
king
vnder
the
treasurie,
and
tooke
thence
old
cast
cloutes,
and
old
rotten
ragges,
and
let
them
downe
by
cordes
into
the
dungeon
to
Ieremiah.
38:12 And
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian
said
vnto
Ieremiah,
Put
now
these
old
cast
cloutes
and
rotten
ragges
vnder
thine
arme-holes,
vnder
the
cordes.
And
Ieremiah
did
so.
38:13 So
they
drew
vp
Ieremiah
with
cordes,
and
tooke
him
vp
out
of
the
dungeon,
and
Ieremiah
remained
in
the
court
of
the
prison.
38:14 Then
Zedekiah
the
king
sent,
and
tooke
Ieremiah
the
Prophet
vnto
him
into
the
third
entrie
that
is
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
the
king
said
vnto
Ieremiah,
I
will
aske
thee
a
thing:
hide
nothing
from
me.
38:15 Then
Ieremiah
said
vnto
Zedekiah,
If
I
declare
it
vnto
thee,
wilt
thou
not
surely
put
me
to
death
and
if
I
giue
thee
counsell,
wilt
thou
not
hearken
vnto
me
38:16 So
the
king
sware
secretly
vnto
Ieremiah,
saying,
As
the
Lord
liueth
that
made
vs
this
soule,
I
wil
not
put
thee
to
death,
neither
will
I
giue
thee
into
the
hand
of
these
men
that
seeke
thy
life.
38:17 Then
said
Ieremiah
vnto
Zedekiah,
Thus
saith
the
Lord
the
God
of
hostes,
the
God
of
Israel,
If
thou
wilt
assuredly
goe
foorth
vnto
the
king
of
Babylons
Princes,
then
thy
soule
shall
liue,
and
this
Citie
shall
not
be
burnt
with
fire,
and
thou
shalt
liue,
and
thine
house.
38:18 But
if
thou
wilt
not
goe
foorth
to
the
king
of
Babylons
Princes,
then
shall
this
City
be
giuen
into
the
hand
of
the
Caldeans,
and
they
shall
burne
it
with
fire,
and
thou
shalt
not
escape
out
of
their
hand.
38:19 And
Zedekiah
the
king
said
vnto
Ieremiah,
I
am
afraid
of
the
Iewes
that
are
fallen
to
the
Caldeans,
lest
they
deliuer
mee
into
their
hand,
and
they
mocke
me.
38:20 But
Ieremiah
said,
They
shall
not
deliuer
thee:
obey,
I
beseech
thee,
the
voyce
of
the
Lord,
which
I
speake
vnto
thee:
so
it
shall
be
well
vnto
thee,
and
thy
soule
shall
liue.
38:21 But
if
thou
refuse
to
goe
foorth,
this
is
the
word
that
the
Lord
hath
shewed
me.
38:22 And
behold,
all
the
women
that
are
left
in
the
king
of
Iudahs
house,
shalbe
brought
forth
to
the
king
of
Babylons
Princes,
and
those
women
shall
say,
Thy
friends
haue
set
thee
on,
and
haue
preuailed
against
thee:
thy
feet
are
sunke
in
the
mire,
and
they
are
turned
away
backe.
38:23 So
they
shall
bring
out
all
thy
wiues,
and
thy
children
to
the
Caldeans,
and
thou
shalt
not
escape
out
of
their
hand,
but
shalt
be
taken
by
the
hand
of
the
King
of
Babylon:
and
thou
shalt
cause
this
citie
to
be
burnt
with
fire.
38:24 Then
said
Zedekiah
vnto
Ieremiah,
Let
no
man
know
of
these
words,
and
thou
shalt
not
die.
38:25 But
if
the
Princes
heare
that
I
haue
talked
with
thee,
and
they
come
vnto
thee,
and
say
vnto
thee,
Declare
vnto
vs
now
what
thou
hast
said
vnto
the
king;
hide
it
not
from
vs,
and
wee
wil
not
put
thee
to
death;
also
what
the
king
said
vnto
thee:
38:26 Then
thou
shalt
say
vnto
them,
I
presented
my
supplication
before
the
king,
that
he
would
not
cause
me
to
returne
to
Ionathans
house
to
die
there.
38:27 Then
came
all
the
Princes
vnto
Ieremiah,
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
perceiued.
38:28 So
Ieremiah
abode
in
the
court
of
the
prison,
vntill
the
day
that
Ierusalem
was
taken,
and
hee
was
there
when
Ierusalem
was
taken.