NET Bible
"If they do this, tell them,‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan’s house.’”"
— Jeremiah 38:26, NET Bible
“Then 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.”
“then 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. ”
“then you shall tell them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.”
“Thou shalt say to them: I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not command me to be carried back into the house of Jonathan, to die there.”
“Then you are to say to them, I made my request to the king, that he would not send me back to my death in Jonathan's house.”
“Then 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.”
“All your wives and your children will be turned over to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from them but will be captured by the king of Babylon. This city will be burned down.”
Then Zedekiah told Jeremiah,“Do not let anyone know about the conversation we have had. If you do, you will die.
The officials may hear that I have talked with you. They may come to you and say,‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you. Do not hide anything from us. If you do, we will kill you.’
If they do this, tell them,‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan’s house.’”
All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah. He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say. They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation.
So Jeremiah remained confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse until the day Jerusalem was captured.The Fall of Jerusalem and Its AftermathThe following events occurred when Jerusalem was captured.