Jeremías 38:24

24 Entonces Sedequías le dijo a Jeremías:
—No le comentes a nadie que me dijiste esto ¡o 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 todas las mujeres que queden en el palacio serán sacadas y entregadas a los oficiales del ejército babilónico. Entonces las mujeres se mofarán de ti diciendo:
»“¡Qué buenos amigos tienes!
Te han traicionado y engañado.
¡Cuando tus pies se hundieron en el barro,
te abandonaron a tu suerte!”.

23 Todas tus esposas e hijos serán entregados a los babilonios y tú no escaparás. El rey de Babilonia te apresará, y esta ciudad será incendiada.

24 Entonces Sedequías le dijo a Jeremías:
—No le comentes a nadie que me dijiste esto ¡o morirás!

25 Mis funcionarios quizá se enteren de que hablé contigo y te digan: “Cuéntanos de lo que hablaban tú y el rey. De lo contrario, te mataremos”.

26 Si tal cosa sucediera, solo diles que me suplicaste que no te enviara de nuevo al calabozo de Jonatán por temor a morir allí.