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Jeremiah 38:16 (NET)

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¹⁶ So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, "As surely as the LORD lives who has given us life and breath, I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you."

Definition(s):
Jeremiah (Jer-em-eye-ya): exaltation of the Lord
Zedekiah (Zedd-ek-eye-a): the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord