Jeremiah 38:15
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare unto you, will you not surely put me to death? and if I give you counsel, will you not hearken unto me?
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Context
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that in the house of the Yahuah: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask you a thing; hide nothing from me.
15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare unto you, will you not surely put me to death? and if I give you counsel, will you not hearken unto me?
16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, the Yahuah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men that seek your life.
17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus says the Yahuah, the Elohim of hosts, the Elohim of Israel; If you will assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house: