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Jeremiah 38:15 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 15. 15Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
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Role in This Section
The dated report or historical recital presses the question “Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to…” at Jeremiah 38:15 within “Jeremiah and Zedekiah Hold a Final Secret Consultation.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 38:14–23
Read Jeremiah 38:15 with 38:14–23. By itself, “Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The king promises not to kill or surrender Jeremiah, hears again that surrender offers life, and voices fear of Judeans already with Babylon.
Why It Needs Context
Jeremiah 38:15 performs a local role inside “Jeremiah and Zedekiah Hold a Final Secret Consultation.” The dated report or historical recital presses the question “Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to…” at Jeremiah 38:15 within “Jeremiah and Zedekiah Hold a Final Secret Consultation.” The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 38:14–23 — Jeremiah and Zedekiah Hold a Final Secret ConsultationSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 38:14–23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 38:14–23
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