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So the king ordered Ebedmelech the Ethiopian: "Take three men with you from here and draw Jeremiah the prophet out from the cistern before he dies." (Jeremiah 38, 10)
Ebedmelech took the men with him and went into the king's house beneath the treasury. There he got pieces of rags and old clothes which he lowered by means of ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. (Jeremiah 38, 11)
Ebedmelech said to Jeremiah, "Put the pieces of rags and old clothes under your armpits, over the ropes." This Jeremiah did. (Jeremiah 38, 12)
Then Jeremiah was pulled up from the cistern by means of the ropes and was brought to the Guards' Court to stay there. (Jeremiah 38, 13)
King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance of Yahweh's House and there said to him, "I am going to ask you a question; hide nothing from me!" Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, (Jeremiah 38, 14)
King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah: "As Yahweh lives who gave us a soul, I will not have you die and I will not hand you over to those who want to kill you." (Jeremiah 38, 16)
Jeremiah told to Zedekiah, "This is what Yahweh God of hosts and God of Israel says: If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon you will survive and the city will not be burned. You and your household will live. (Jeremiah 38, 17)
King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the people of Judah who have surrendered to the Chaldeans. I fear the Chaldeans will give me over to them and they will ill-treat me." (Jeremiah 38, 19)
Jeremiah said, "They will not hand you over. Listen to what Yahweh says to you through me; it will be well with you and you will live. (Jeremiah 38, 20)
Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know about this conversation lest you will die. (Jeremiah 38, 24)
All the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him. He replied just as the king had instructed him, and they said no more since no one had overheard the conversation. (Jeremiah 38, 27)
But Jeremiah remained in the Guards' Court until the day Jerusalem was taken. (Jeremiah 38, 28)
