Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Let this man be put to death; for ... he weakeneth the hands of the men of war ... in speaking such words. Had Jeremiah not had a divine commission, he might justly have been accused of treason; but having one, which made the result of the siege certain, he acted humanely, as interpreter of God's will under the theocracy, in advising surrender (cf. Jeremiah 26:11).