KJV ORIGINAL
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Jeremiah told King Zedekiah, 'Here's what God — the Lord of everything, Israel's God — is saying: If you actually surrender to Babylon's officials, you'll survive, your city won't go up in flames, and your whole family will make it through this.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the hardest choice to make is the one that actually saves you.
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