38:19 Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Babylonians. 1 The Babylonians might hand me over to them and they will torture me.” 2
1 tnHeb “Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.
2 tn Or “and they will badly abuse me.” For the usage of this verb in the situation presupposed see Judg 19:25 and 1 Sam 31:4.