# Jeremiah 38:16

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/38/16
- Book: [Jeremiah](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah)
- Chapter: [Jeremiah 38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/38)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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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.