14 Then King Zedekiah asent and 1had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house of Yahweh; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I am going to bask you something; do not hide anything from me.” 15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “aIf I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Besides, if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.” 16 But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in asecret saying, “As Yahweh lives, who made this 1blife for us, surely I will not put you to death, nor will I give you over to the hand of cthese men who are seeking your 1life.” 17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says Yahweh aGod of hosts, the bGod of Israel, ‘If you will indeed cgo out to the 1officers of the king of Babylon, then 2you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will live. 18 But if you will anot go out to the 1officers of the king of Babylon, then this city bwill be given over to the hand of the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and cyou yourself will not escape from their hand.’” 19 Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I aam anxious because of the Jews who have 1bgone over to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand and they cdeal severely with me.” 20 But Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please alisten to the voice of Yahweh in what I am saying to you, that it may go bwell with you and 1cyou may live. 21 But if you keep refusing to go out, this is the word which Yahweh has shown me: 22 ‘And behold, all of the awomen who have remained in the house of the king of Judah are going to be brought out to the 1officers of the king of Babylon; and behold, those women will say,