Jeremiah 38:26
Then you shall 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.
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Context
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and you shall not die.
25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come unto you, and say unto you, Declare unto us now what you hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said unto you:
26 Then you shall 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.
27 Then 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.
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was when Jerusalem was taken.