Then Zedekiah told Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about the conversation we have had. ¹  If you do, you will die. ² 

biblegateway Jer 38:24

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no man know about these words and you will not die.

Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, "Don't let anyone know about these things or you will die.

Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Don’t let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.

biblegateway Jer 38:24

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you may die.

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.

bibleoremus Jer 38:24

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not let anyone else know of this conversation, or you will die.

Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “On pain of death let no one know about this conversation.

biblegateway Jer 38:24

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die.

Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

biblegateway Jer 38:24

Then Zedekiah told Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about the conversation we have had. ¹  If you do, you will die. ² 

¹ tn Heb “about these words.”

² tn Or “so that you will not die.” Or “or you will die.” See the similar construction in 37:20 and the translator’s note there.

² sn This is probably not a threat that the king himself will kill Jeremiah, but a premonition that if the pro-Egyptian party that was seeking to kill Jeremiah found out about the conversation they would go ahead and kill Jeremiah (cf. 38:2-4).