17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ^cIf you will surrender to ^dthe officials of the king of Babylon, ^ethen your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. 18 But if you do not surrender to ^dthe officials of the king of Babylon, ^fthen this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, ^fand they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.”

22 Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and were saying,