Jeremías 38:24

24 Sedequías le contestó a Jeremías:—Que nadie se entere de estas palabras, pues de lo contrario 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 aún quedan en el palacio del rey de Judá serán entregadas a los jefes del rey de Babilonia, y ellas mismas le echarán en cara:»“Tus amigos más confiableste han engañado y te han vencido.Tienes los pies hundidos en el fango,pues tus amigos te dieron la espalda”.

23 »Todas las mujeres y los hijos de Su Majestad serán entregados a los babilonios, y ni Su Majestad podrá escapar, sino que caerá bajo el poder del rey de Babilonia, y la ciudad será incendiada.

24 Sedequías le contestó a Jeremías:—Que nadie se entere de estas palabras, pues de lo contrario morirás.

25 Si los jefes se enteran de que yo hablé contigo, y vienen y te dicen: “Dinos ya lo que le has informado al rey, y lo que él te dijo; no nos ocultes nada, pues de lo contrario te mataremos”,

26 tú les dirás: “Vine a suplicarle al rey que no me mandara de vuelta a casa de Jonatán, a morir allí”.