Jeremiah 38:16

Then King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah , As the Lord lives , who made our souls , I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of these men who seek your life .

But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill 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.