Jeremiah 38:15
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?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah,.... Here follows the prophets answer, in which he tacitly desires to be excused saying any thing upon this head, since it might be attended with danger to himself,…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Wilt thou not hearken ...! - Rather, Thou wilt not hearken.
In the foregoing chapter we had the king in close conference with Jeremiah, and here again, though (Jer 38:5) he had given him up into the hands of his enemies; such a struggle there was in the breast…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thou wilt not hearken unto me Cp., as illustrating Zedekiah's weakness of character, his words in the next v. with those which he had addressed to the princes (Jer 38:38).