Jeremiah Chapter 38
So Shephatiah, Gedaliah, Jucal, and Pashur caught wind of what Jeremiah was saying to the crew, like,
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
"Yo, if you stick around in this city, you’re done—sword, famine, and disease are on the way; but if you bail to the Chaldeans, you’ll make it and vibe."
Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
God literally said, "This city’s about to get smashed by Babylon’s squad, no cap."
Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
The princes told the king, "Yo, we need to take this dude out; he’s weakening the warriors and spreading bad vibes among the people."
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. {welfare: Heb. peace}
King Zedekiah was like, "He’s all yours, fam; I can’t push back against you."
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he {is} in your hand: for the king {is} not {he that} can do {any} thing against you.
So they tossed Jeremiah into the dungeon, all muddy and sus, and he was sinking low with no water.
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that {was} in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon {there was} no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. {of Hammelech: or, of the king}
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the king’s homies, peeped Jeremiah’s situation while the king was chilling at the gate.
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Ebed-melech stepped out of the palace and hit up the king, saying,
Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
"Yo, king, these guys are wild for what they did to Jeremiah; he’s about to starve down there with no bread left in the city."
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for {there is} no more bread in the city. {he is like...: Heb. he will die}
The king told Ebed-melech, "Get thirty men and pull Jeremiah out of that dungeon before he kicks the bucket."
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. {with thee: Heb. in thine hand}
So Ebed-melech grabbed his squad and rolled to the king’s spot under the treasury, snagged some old rags, and let them down to Jeremiah in the dungeon, no cap.
So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Ebed-melech was like, "Yo, Jeremiah, stick these old rags under your arms and tie ’em up." And Jeremiah was like, "Bet."
And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now {these} old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
They hoisted Jeremiah up with the cords, and he was outta the dungeon, chilling in the prison court, fr.
So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Then Zedekiah the king pulled up on Jeremiah the prophet and brought him to the third entry in the Lord’s house, saying, "I got a question for you; keep it real with me."
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that {is} in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. {third: or, principal}
Jeremiah was like, "If I spill the tea, you gonna put me on blast? And if I give you advice, you actually gonna listen?"
Then 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?
Zedekiah promised to Jeremiah, "As the Lord lives, who crafted us, I won’t put you to death or hand you over to those guys trying to snatch you."
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, {As} the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Then Jeremiah said, "Listen up, the Lord, God of hosts, says if you roll out to the king of Babylon’s crew, you’ll be good, and this city won’t go up in flames; you and your fam will be straight."
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:
"But if you don’t bounce to the king of Babylon’s crew, this city’s getting wrecked by the Chaldeans, and you won’t escape their grip."
But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
Zedekiah was like, "I’m shook about the Jews who switched sides to the Chaldeans; what if they hand me over and roast me?"
And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
But Jeremiah was like, "They won’t hand you over. Just listen to the Lord’s voice I’m telling you, and you’ll be good, and your soul will live, periodt."
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver {thee}. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
But if you dip, this is what the Lord showed me: no cap.
But if thou refuse to go forth, this {is} the word that the LORD hath shewed me:
Yo, all the ladies left in the king of Judah’s house are gonna be brought to the king of Babylon’s squad, and they gonna say, "Your homies set you up, and they got you stuck: your feet are deep in the mud, and they ain't coming back."
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house {shall be} brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those {women} shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, {and} they are turned away back. {Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace}
They gonna bring out all your wifeys and kids to the Chaldeans: you ain't escaping their grip, but you gonna be taken by the king of Babylon: and this city will go up in flames.
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. {thou shalt cause...: Heb. thou shalt burn, etc}
Then Zedekiah was like to Jeremiah, "Keep it on the low about these words, and you won't catch a fade."
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
But if the princes find out I chilled with you, and they roll up on you, asking, "Tell us what you said to the king, no cap," we won’t cap you; also what the king said to you:
But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
Then you gonna tell them, "I asked the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s crib, or I’ll be toast."
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
Then all the princes came to Jeremiah, asking him: and he dropped all these words the king commanded. So they stopped talking to him; for the vibes were off.
Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. {they...: Heb. they were silent from him}
So Jeremiah hung out in the court of the prison until the day Jerusalem got taken: and he was there when it went down.
So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was {there} when Jerusalem was taken.