Jeremiah 38:25 References

25 "But if the aofficials hear that I have talked with you and come to you and say to you, 'Tell us now what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us and we will not put you to death,'

a Jeremiah 38:4-6, Jeremiah 38:27


Jeremiah 38

4 Then the aofficials said to the king, "Now let this man be put to death, inasmuch as he is bdiscouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man cis not seeking the well-being of this people but rather their harm."
5 So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king acan do nothing against you."
6 Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the acistern of Malchijah the king's son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only bmud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

Jeremiah 38

27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him. So he reported to them in accordance with all these words which the king had commanded; and they ceased speaking with him, since the conversation had not been overheard.