If thou wilt assuredly go forth] Heb. going forth go forth. 2 Kings 4:11.
unto the king of Babylons princes] And yeeld thy self unto them: as Jechoniah did, 2 Kings 24:12. unto them; for the King himself was not then present in person at the siege, Chap. 39. 3, 4, 5.
then thy soul shall live] Or, thou shalt live. as in the words next ensuing. So Genesis 19:20. Psalms 119:175.
and thine house] Thy family, wives, children, and servants. vers. 23.