Jeremiah 38:24

Jer 38:24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

Ver. 24. Let no man know of these words, ] Muliebriter deprecatur rex incredulus fidelem. Thus he who feareth not God, feareth his own servants and counsellors.

And thou shalt not die. ] The crafty king would seem to be solicitous of the prophet’s safety, but mainly intendeth his own.