Jeremías 38:24

24 Entonces Sedequías dijo a Jeremías: Que nadie sepa de estas palabras, y no morirás.

Jeremías 38:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 38:24

Then said Zedekiah to Jeremiah
Not a word signifying his approbation of the counsel given him, or that he intended to take it; his silence showed the reverse: let no man know of these words:
that had passed between them; of the conference and conversation they had had together, at least not the particulars of it; the thing itself was known, as appears by what follows, that the king and prophet had been discoursing together; but what they talked of, he desires might be concealed, pretending the prophet's good, though it was his own honour and safety he sought: and thou shall not die;
as he had promised he should not, and had sworn to it; but suggests by this, that if he disclosed the conversation, he should took upon himself free from his word and oath; so that this carried something menacing in it: or it may be rendered "that thou die not" ^F3; intimating, that if the princes should come to the knowledge of what he had said, of the advice he had given, they would surely put him to death; and therefore, for his own safety, he desires the whole may be kept a secret.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (twmt alw) "ne moriaris", Gataker, Schmidt; "ut non moriaris", Piscator.

Jeremías 38:24 In-Context

22 "He aquí, todas las mujeres que quedan en el palacio del rey de Judá, serán llevadas a los oficiales del rey de Babilonia, y ellas dirán: "Te han engañado y han prevalecido contra ti; tus buenos amigos, mientras tus pies estaban hundidos en el lodo, se volvieron atrás.'

23 "Y todas tus mujeres y tus hijos serán llevados a los caldeos, y tú no escaparás de sus manos, sino que serás apresado por la mano del rey de Babilonia, y esta ciudad será incendiada."

24 Entonces Sedequías dijo a Jeremías: Que nadie sepa de estas palabras, y no morirás.

25 Pero si los oficiales se enteran de que he hablado contigo, y vienen a ti y te dicen: "Dinos ahora lo que dijiste al rey y lo que el rey te dijo, no nos lo ocultes, y no te mataremos",

26 tú les dirás: "Presentaba al rey mi súplica de que no me hiciera volver a la casa de Jonatán, a morir allí."