Jeremiah 38:22-24

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²²All the women who are left in the house of the king of Judah will be brought out. They will be brought to the important officials of the king of Babylon. Your women will make fun of you with a song. This is what they will say:

‘Your friends were stronger than you,
    and they led you the wrong way.
You trusted them,
    but now your feet are stuck in the mud,
    and your friends have left you.’

²³“All your wives and children will be brought out. They will be given to the Babylonian army. You yourself will not escape from the army of Babylon. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and Jerusalem will be burned down.”

²⁴Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Don’t tell anyone that I have been talking to you. If you do, you might die.

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